Contacts in EM

 Dr Ash Basu (Ash.basu@wales.nhs.uk)

I was born in Kent, but lived in Wales from age 3 to 15, including high school in Cardiff, moving to Scotland, before Medical School at Universities of St. Andrews, and Manchester. My postgraduate training was in North-West, initially undertaking surgical training, completing MRCS before embarking on EM higher training in North Wales and Liverpool, with a one year stint in a trauma centre in Melbourne, Australia, eventually qualifying with a dual CCT in EM & ICM, having additionally undertaken ICM training in UHW.

I became a Wrexham ED Consultant in 2010, becoming Educational Supervisor, then Specialty Tutor, and eventually Head of School in 2020.

Aside from undergraduate & postgraduate education & training, my professional interests include trauma; critical care; and decision making and cognitive load under pressure. Emergency Medicine is a tough, but immensely rewarding specialty, and it is vital that we look after our own, and each other’s wellbeing, which is another passion of mine.

I live in a lovely rural setting half-way between Chester & Wrexham, with my wife, Andrea, and two children: Seren, 11, and Dewi 4, who are about to start secondary and primary schools respectively. My personal interests include family time, preferably on holiday; attending shows and gigs; as well as being a keen member of a pub quiz team.

Dr Rhian Farquharson (rhian.farquharson@wales.nhs.uk)

Hi! My name is Rhian Farquharson and I am the current Training Programme Director (TPD) for EM. I am a Consultant based at the Grange University Hospital and have always had an active role in education and training within the department. I run the junior teaching programme and have been the Speciality tutor for the department for 7 years. I have been an Educational Supervisor for all grades of trainee and non-training grades during my time as a Consultant.

Prior to the TPD role I was the AWSEM educational lead and so had been in charge of developing and running the regional teaching programme. This meant I had to keep up to date with all the training requirements and changes in curriculum that have come from RCEM.

I was born and brought up in South Wales and went to university in Cardiff. During my postgraduate training I branched out a bit and worked in Bangor and in Dunedin in New Zealand, but was always coming home to Wales to live and work! I now live in beautiful Ogmore-by-sea with my husband and 2 daughters and if I’m not driving the girls to some sort of dance or swimming class, I can be found walking my dog on the beach.

Life in the Emergency Department is tough at the moment – huge numbers of patients, long waits in the department and in ambulances and some very complex pathology. Add to that the training requirements and our lives in EM can be incredibly stressful. And that is before we get to the challenges of life and all the curve balls that that throws!!!

I hope that in my role as TPD I can try and help where I can, to ensure your training is excellent, you maintain a work life balance and you are given any other support you need.

I am very approachable and if I don’t have all the answers (which I probably won’t) then I will find out. Please get in touch with me if you have any concerns or want to chat anything through – I am happy for you to find me at GUH, email me, phone me… and I am always on what’s app!!

Rhian

Dr Ella Harrison-Hansley (ella.harrisonhansley@wales.nhs.uk) 

I am the Training Programme Director TPD for ACCS.  I am a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at PCH in Merthyr.  I support sustainable and healthier rotas.  I am here to listen and help with challenges in your training, ( i.e. problems with holiday leave, portfolio time, rotas, not been nominated a Clinical or Educational Supervisor)  I have many links with individuals & organisations to support you.  My training route to EM was diverse I did a lot of surgery, loved urology and worked as a GP trainee for 1 year. I took multiple blocks off during my SHOs years to go travelling.

Dr Syed Masud (syed.masud@wales.nhs.uk)

I am a Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine. I am based at University Hospital Wales, Cardiff and an EMRTS Consultant. I have 10 years experience as an officer with the British Army and worked with specialist Airborne Forces. I have worked at several UK Air Ambulance units including Great North Air Ambulance, London HEMS and Thames Valley Air Ambulance. My particular interests include trauma care, critical care, community emergency medicine and focused ultrasound. Uniquely, I am  also a fully qualified police officer. I represent several Police Forces in National Panels. I am currently a Special Constable with South Wales Police. I am also part of the Pre-Hospital Advisory Group (PAG) for RCEM.

Liz Babbage (liz.babbage@wales.nhs.uk) 

Having spent 16 years working in Higher Education initially as a researcher, Law lecturer, and later running a campus wide support and advice service, I made the move to the then Wales Deanery in 2017. Initially working as a GP Specialty Training Manager, I moved to Secondary Care in 2018 as Specialty Training Manager responsible for Recruitment and Programme Management and working as School Manager for Emergency Medicine and Anaesthetics. Outside of work you’ll find me enjoying my serious love of food, in the gym (to combat all of the food), walking the dogs or being a football mum, which occupies a lot of my time but I wouldn’t have it any other way!