Trent RHA used to run a Medical Physics/Physiological Measurement ONC training course in the mid 70's for about 8 years before they effectively disbanded the regions.
Every year about 20 school leavers were enrolled on a supernumary basis.
We rotated in pairs through electronics,renal,EEG,ECG,RFU,Anaesthetics,radiation physics,mould room,instrument workshop.
We went to Richmond College in Sheffield 1.5 days a week for two years and at the end of the course the vast majority were offered jobs in their prefered specialty.
Many of us went on to do an HNC in either Electronic Engineering or Medical Physics/Physiological Measurement.
The students came from all over The Trent region including Sheffield,Derby,Leicester and Nottingham.
It was a great scheme which gave technicians a broad grounding in all aspects of technical work which I think is sadly lacking at the moment.
