Update in medicine – Newcastle 2026
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We look forward to welcoming delegates to this one-day Update in medicine conference taking place on Tuesday 28 April 2026.
This is a full-day conference. Refreshments and lunch are provided. Please note we require a minimum of 48 hours' notice to cater for specific dietary requirements.
Topics will include:
- Falls
- Tuberculosis
- Chronic kidney disease
- Parkinson's
- Infectious diseases
- Pneumonia in adults with learning difficulties.
As well as hearing from leading physicians across the medical specialties, you can participate in Q&A sessions and enjoy the opportunity to network with senior 麻豆区 officers and with your peers.
Please note, this is a face-to-face event. We do not provide online access for this series of events.
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麻豆区 president Professor Mumtaz Patel and 麻豆区 registrar Dr Omar Mustafa F麻豆区 will be sharing key updates during this conference.
We want to ensure your voice is heard. If there is a particular topic or question you'd like Mumtaz and Omar to address, please consider submitting this in advance. As time is limited, we encourage you to share your thoughts ahead of the session.
'Good range of clinical topics, and presented well so that even those I am unlikely ever to encounter held my interest.'
Update in medicine – Newcastle 2024 delegate
麻豆区 Update in medicine conferences are held across the UK and are delivered by the 麻豆区 regional team. These events are designed to provide high-quality education and allow attendees to stay abreast of clinical advancements in medicine, develop professional skills and network with colleagues.
Please note, this is a face-to-face event. We do not provide online access for this series of events.
Northern representatives from the 麻豆区鈥檚 will be hosting an evening reception for resident doctors on Tuesday 28 April between 5.15-8pm approx.
Resident doctors from across the Northern region are encouraged to join us for a discussion around training and the opportunity to network with senior 麻豆区 representatives.听
You will need register for this session which is free to attend and includes a hot buffet meal.
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Physicians and allied health professionals at all levels and across all medical specialties are welcome and encouraged to attend.
You do not have to be an 麻豆区 subscribing member to attend this event, but you may wish to consider becoming a member and benefiting from discounted registration fees. Become a member today and join our community of over 40,000 physicians around the world.
Discounts are available for those working less than full time or on maternity/paternity/adoption leave. Please contact the regional services team for more information and to apply: regionalservicesteam@rcp.ac.uk
Doctors in non-resident doctor posts (equivalent to FY, IMT or STR) who are 麻豆区 subscribing members can benefit from the resident doctor rate for this event, however this discount may not automatically apply during your booking. Please contact us for support.
A small car park is located at the Hilton which operates on a first come, first served basis and uses automatic number plate recognition. A reduced parking rate will be available for conference delegates when your ticket is validated at reception.
Alternatively, the nearest car park is located at听 (NE8 2BA).
The听 park and ride is another option. The closest stations are Gateshead metro station (15-minute walk) and Newcastle Central station (12-minute walk).
Dr Shalabh Srivastava
Dr Srivastava qualified from Stanley Medical College, India and trained in nephrology at Barts and The London and then in Newcastle upon Tyne. He completed his PhD at Newcastle University and remains active in research. He runs the inherited kidney disease and kidney stone disease clinic for his NHS trust.
He also manages the pre-dialysis patient group. He is one of five interventional nephrologists at the Sunderland Department of Interventional Nephrology.
He started the UK鈥檚 only postgraduate course in interventional nephrology at Newcastle University and South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Neil Archibald, F麻豆区
Dr Neil Archibald graduated from Oxford University in 1999 and undertook initial higher training as a geriatrician. He transferred to neurology in 2005, completing his specialist training in the north-east.
He commenced his consultant post in 2012, at The James Cook University Hospital. He specialises in movement disorders and works with a multidisciplinary team to deliver services across Teesside, Durham, Darlington and North Yorkshire.
Neil completed his PhD at Newcastle University in 2010 and has a particular interest in the array of visual symptoms encountered in Parkinson鈥檚 disease (PD) and PD dementia. He is an honorary psychiatrist with Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, allowing him to deliver Parkinson鈥檚 psychosis interventions, including clozapine.
Dr Nigel Stout
Dr Nigel Stout qualified in medicine from Newcastle University in 1992 and studied for a PhD with Professor Rose Anne Kenny.
He was appointed as a consultant in general medicine and geriatrics at Sunderland in 2007 and specialises in falls, dizziness and syncope.
Professor Colin Rees, F麻豆区
Professor Colin Rees is president of the British Society of Gastroenterology.
He is professor of gastroenterology at Newcastle University. His research interests include endoscopy and colorectal cancer. He has led some of the world鈥檚 largest endoscopy trials, recruiting around 30,000 patients.
He leads a large colorectal cancer research platform (COLO-SPEED, www.colospeed.co.uk/).
Dr Dawn Ashley
Dawn鈥檚 interest in medical education began as a clinical fellow at the University Hospital of North Tees in 2003, delivering undergraduate training to medical students from the Durham Teesside University Medical School. She has subsequently held a number of roles at NHS England Education North East: training programme director for gastroenterology from 2007鈥�13; quality lead for the School of Medicine from 2011鈥�14; deputy head of the School of Medicine from 2013鈥�14; and, from 2014鈥�24, head of the School of Medicine. After a period as regional adviser for the 麻豆区 from 2016鈥�20, she took up the post of dean of training and Council member for the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, coordinating the Medical Training Initiative Programme and representing the college on the J麻豆区TB Management Board, the Curriculum Implementation Committee and other national committees. Since 2024, she has been interim postgraduate dean for the north-east and north Cumbria, as well as an acute physician at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Nick Scriven, F麻豆区
Dr Nick Scriven has been a consultant in acute and general medicine at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust since 2001 after training in the Midlands in general and respiratory medicine.听
Over the last years he has been training programme director for acute internal medicine (AIM), deputy chair of the Specialty Advisory Committee and has filled several roles in the Specialty Certificate Examination boards for AIM.
He has also been a long-term supporter of the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM), including a 9-year spell on the SAM Council culminating in being SAM president for 2 years.
As well as a full clinical job, he is currently an NHS England national adviser for AIM/same-day emergency care and is the joint national lead for AIM ST4 recruitment.
In the past 2 years he has added the role of medical examiner to his work.
He has had an interest in TB since registrar times and has been the lead TB clinician in Calderdale for 20 years.
Dr Dan Bailey, F麻豆区
Dr Dan Bailey (he/him) is a consultant geriatrician and educator at King鈥檚 College Hospital, where he champions inclusive, person-centred care and co-leads the perioperative medicine service for older people. He holds an MA in medical law and ethics from King鈥檚 College London.
Dan is co-chair of King鈥檚 and Queers, King鈥檚 College Hospital鈥檚 award-winning LGBTQ+ staff network. Under his leadership, the network has grown into a visible, values-driven platform for inclusion, intersectionality and joy.
He has led work on trans+ allyship, inclusive communications, staff mobilisation for Pride, and storytelling as a tool for culture change. He works closely with trust leadership to ensure that LGBTQ+ inclusion is embedded in policy, education and workforce wellbeing.
Beyond the network, Dan contributes to a specialist frailty clinic for older people living with HIV and is involved in projects exploring the care needs of older trans+ individuals. He has published on LGBTQ+ health in older adults and is working to broaden postgraduate medical education to better address LGBTQ+ health inequalities. He regularly speaks on queer ageing and dignity in care.
Dr Hilary Tedd
Dr Hilary Tedd is a respiratory physician with a specialist interest in assisted ventilation and the respiratory care of adults with a learning disability and neurodisability.
She is clinical lead for learning disabilities at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and co-authored the British Thoracic Society clinical statements on community-acquired pneumonia in people with a learning disability, and on aspiration pneumonia.
She is also training programme director for respiratory medicine for the region.
Dr John Williams, F麻豆区
Dr John Williams is an infectious diseases physician at The James Cook University Hospital. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1996 and trained in infectious diseases, gaining diplomas in tropical medicine and hygiene and in HIV medicine.
He has specialist interests in HIV, bone and joint infections and medical education.
Dr Shaza Bashir
Dr Shaza Bashir is a consultant interventional cardiologist at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT). She holds dual CCT accreditation in interventional cardiology and general internal medicine, and completed advanced interventional fellowship training in Canada, followed by a dedicated TAVI fellowship in Manchester.
Her specialist interests include valvular heart disease, structural heart intervention and advanced cardiac imaging, and she is actively involved in developing contemporary valve and rapid-access pathways.
Shaza is faculty for regional cardiology training programmes in the Northern region, including the cardiac CT course and the coronary angiography and vascular access course.
She also leads and contributes to simulation-based education for resident doctors in internal medicine training at STSFT and is a member of the Northern Women in Cardiology group. She is committed to advancing high-quality cardiovascular care and inspiring the next generation of physicians entering the specialty.
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28 April 2026
麻豆区 subscribing members and fellows (consultant / SAS) : 拢125
Standard non-member rate (consultant / SAS) : 拢285
麻豆区 subscribing members – resident doctors IMT/STR : 拢75
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麻豆区 subscribing retired members and fellows : 拢75
Standard non-member rate resident doctors (incl Med students, FY, IMT, STR) : 拢185
Refugee doctor : 拢75
Standard non-member rate (allied health professionals) : 拢285