West Middlesex GP Training Scheme has been training GPs across West London and the surrounding area since 1978. We are a close-knit training community with posts across Hounslow, Richmond and North West Surrey, bringing together hospital placements, GP practices and a strong shared teaching programme.
We aim to offer high-quality training with a personal feel — somewhere trainees are known, supported and encouraged to develop into the kind of GP they want to become.
Our Scheme
Training GPs since 1978
Welcome to West Mid. Since 1978, generations of trainees have learned here, stayed in the area, become trainers and helped shape the programme for those who followed. We are proud to be a close-knit scheme where people know one another, Programme Directors are accessible, and support continues across the training years.
Training is spread across Hounslow, Richmond and North West Surrey, but the scheme is held together by shared teaching, long-standing training practices and a strong sense of belonging. We want trainees to feel part of West Mid, not simply allocated to it.
Where you’ll train
Your training takes place across a varied group of GP practices, hospital specialties and integrated training posts, giving you experience across different communities and clinical settings.
GP Practices
Train in a range of established practices across Hounslow, Richmond and North West Surrey, with experienced trainers and exposure to different patient populations and ways of working.
Specialty & ITP Posts
Explore hospital specialties and integrated training posts across the local area, designed to build broad clinical experience and support your development as a future GP.
What makes West Mid, West Mid
A personal training scheme
West Mid is deliberately personal. Programme Directors, trainers and educators get to know the trainees they support, making it easier to ask for help, discuss progress and make the most of opportunities throughout training.
Choice as you progress
As you progress through training, there is increasing opportunity to think about the kind of practice and environment in which you want to develop, particularly as you move towards your ST3 GP placement.
A training community
Thursday teaching, the annual residential and shared learning experiences bring trainees together across placements and training years, helping the scheme feel like a genuine training community rather than a collection of individual posts.
Meet the Programme Directors
The Programme Directors oversee your training journey across the scheme. Alongside organising teaching and placements, we are here to support you when things are going well, when things are difficult, and when you simply need help working out what comes next.
Dr Rachel O’Donnell
GP Partner and Trainer, Cross Deep Surgery · Programme Director
Rachel is a GP trainer and Programme Director with a longstanding commitment to supporting trainees through both the clinical and personal challenges of GP training. She values practical, supportive education and helping trainees develop confidence, perspective and balance as they progress through the programme.
MRCGP, MBChB, DCH, DFSRH
Dr Nadeem Ahmed
GP Partner and Trainer, Crosslands Surgery · Programme Director
Nadeem is a GP partner, trainer and Programme Director with a particular interest in medical education, coaching and helping trainees develop into confident, reflective GPs. He values a personal approach to training, practical support and creating opportunities for trainees to learn from each other as well as from their supervisors.
MRCGP, FHEA, MBBS, MA Clinical Education, BSc, DRCOG
Dr Nick Grundy
GP Partner and Trainer, Park Road Surgery · Programme Director
Nick is a GP Partner and Trainer at Park Road Surgery with a background in IT. Alongside his clinical and educational work, he has been an active advocate for the profession, including campaigning nationally on issues affecting GPs. He brings practical problem-solving, professional advocacy and a strong commitment to supporting trainees across the scheme.
MRCGP, MBBS, MA (Hons), Dip. Psych
A scheme built around people
Training changes over time, but the thing we value most has remained the same: creating a supportive community in which trainees can learn from each other, their trainers and the wider teams around them.
