Thomas James Lawes
MRCGP BMBS BMedSci (Hons) DRCOG DCH
Current Post: GP Locum in Derbyshire practices
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11 December 1982
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Medical Protection Society
Postgraduate Qualifications
2011 Member of Royal College of General Practitioners
2009 Diploma of Child Health
2008 Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Education
2001-2006
University of Nottingham Medical School
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery.
Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Hons) awarded in the Second Class, Division
One. This included an extended literature review dissertation entitled
‘Ubiquitin in Disease’ which achieved a first class mark.
1996-2001
Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, Kent
1990-1996
Holmewood House School, Langton Green, Kent
Employment History
Locum Work (2011)
Hannage Brook Medical Centre, Wirksworth
Riversdale Surgery, Belper
Swadlincote Surgery, Swadlincote
General Practice Training (2008-2011) – Derby Scheme
Hospital posts –
General Practice Posts –
Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Stroke
Medicine, Accident & Emergency (4 months each)
Palliative Care (Innovative Training Post)
Swadlincote Surgery, Swadlincote (16 months)
Riversdale Surgery, Belper (4 months)
Foundation Year 2 (2007-2008) – Kingsmill Hospital, Mansfield
Vascular Surgery; Paediatrics; Obstetrics & Gynaecology (4 months each)
Foundation Year 1 (2006-2007) – Derby City General Hospital (DCGH)
Urology/General Surgery; Trauma & Orthopaedics;
Healthcare for the Elderly (4 months each)
Courses and Certificates
2011
2009
2008
2008
Part 1 Certificate in Drug Misuse
Minor Surgical Skills Course (2 days)
Advanced Life Support Course
Paediatric Immediate Life Support Course
Audit
2008 LLETZ and the Management of Abnormal Smear Results (O&G, DCGH)
2010 Management of Traumatic Pneumothorax (Emergency Department, DCGH)
Clinical Experience
Family Medicine: My training posts have covered a broad spectrum of medicine. 8
months of experience in both O&G and Paediatrics gave me good grounding to achieve
diplomas in both areas, equipping me to consult confidently in the significant proportion
of day-to-day encounters covered by these areas.
Palliative Care: I have spent 4 months working for 1 day per week as an SHO at the
Hayward House Hospice at Nottingham City Hospital as part of an ‘Innovative Training
Post’. This afforded valuable hands-on experience in facets of palliative care including
pain control, symptom relief and psychological support for patients and their families. I
would be very keen to develop this interest should I work in a practice with a local
hospice.
Minor Surgery: I enjoy involvement in all aspects of minor surgery, having attended a 2
day minor surgical skills course and completed a number of procedures including cautery
and curettage, excision of lipomas, sebaceous cysts and joint injections (shoulder and
knee). I hope to continue to develop this interest in the future.
IT Skills - Fluent use of EMIS (LV + PCS) and SystemOne.
Career Plan
Immediately following completion of my training I am keen to gain experience in
Derbyshire through locum work. I feel this would be a good way to develop my clinical
skills and gain a broader view of primary care in the area with a view to settling into a
permanent post in due course.
Activities & Interests
My wife, Becky, and I love getting out in Derbyshire - walking in the Peaks, exploring local
towns and making the most of our National Trust membership!
I also enjoy travel, and have learned much during team expeditions abroad - to the
Philippines offering youth work in rural communities and to Zambia teaching sciences to
sixth-formers. My medical elective was spent in Bihar, North India, where I gained much
insight into the challenges of practicing medicine with very limited resources.
I enjoy music and have participated in various orchestras and ensembles playing the
French Horn.
I ski and windsurf to an intermediate level, and have completed a PADI Open Water Diver
Qualification.
Referees – On request