The Student Pastoral Support (SPS) teams are responsible for supporting you in your welfare needs throughout your time on the Programme.

The SPS teams, based centrally on the University campus at the Stopford Building and at each Clinical Education Campus, work together to support you across all years and at all sites.

We can help you with: Personal, family or health problems, anxiety about your studies, discussion of the responsibilities of being a medical student; advice regarding Mitigating Circumstances for assessments and Special Circumstances for Foundation Training, and applications to the MB ChB Hardship Fund. We can also ensure that you are linked in appropriately to the broad range of support available within the Programme and wider University.

University SPS Team Contacts:

Central University SPS Team                                   med.sps@manchester.ac.uk or 0161 275 1452.

Associate Programme Director for Student Wellbeing                         Dr Gary McCullagh

SPS Tutors

• Dr Helen Marsden
• Dr Emma Sahgal
• Dr Mike Evans
• Dr Kerry Parris
• Dr Deborah Saleh

The Central University SPS Team is supported by the School Student Support and Wellbeing Team:

Student Support and Development Officer (Student Support and Wellbeing)                                                                                                                     Cerys Jones

Student Support and Wellbeing Co-ordinators                                   Karen Ross, Kitson Richardson & Joseph Andrea

Student Support and Wellbeing Administrators                                   Alison Pearson, Rachel Moorhead, Rebecca Mae Lam & Ellen McKenzie

Student Support and Wellbeing Assistants                                        Nathan Jackson and Erin Sjovall

Student Support and Wellbeing Support Assistants                          Yixin Gao

The Student Service, Support and Wellbeing team is available to discuss your support needs either via email, by telephone, or in person in a face to face meeting.

Years 3, 4 and 5 Clinical Education Campus SPS Contacts

During your time in Years 3 -5, you should contact the SPS Team at your Clinical Education Campus, in the first instance:

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Wythenshawe) SPSWythenshawe@mft.nhs.uk,  07778 364858 or 07774 689361

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 
(Preston)                                                                                       lthtr.sps@lthtr.nhs.uk, 01772 524 924

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust                 nca.sps@manchester.ac.uk, 0161 206 2192

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Oxford Road mftor.sps@manchester.ac.uk, 0161 276 4734

See also: Student Pastoral Support