Non-consultant hospital doctor
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Non-consultant hospital doctor (NCHD) is a term used in Ireland
to describe trainee doctors who have not yet reached the rank of specialist hospital consultant
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NCHD grades are, in order:
After completion of specialist registrar training, doctors are qualified to take up consultant posts.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
to describe trainee doctors who have not yet reached the rank of specialist hospital consultant
Consultant (medicine)
In the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and parts of the Commonwealth, consultant is the title of a senior doctor who has completed all of his or her specialist training and been placed on the specialist register in their chosen specialty...
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NCHD grades are, in order:
- intern (post-graduate year 1)
- senior house officerSenior house officerA senior house officer is a junior doctor undergoing training within a certain speciality in the British National Health Service or in the Republic of Ireland. SHOs are supervised by consultants and registrars, who oversee their training and are their designated clinical supervisors...
(PGY 2-3) - registrar/specialist registrarSpecialist registrarA Specialist Registrar or SpR is a doctor in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland who is receiving advanced training in a specialist field of medicine in order eventually to become a consultant...
(PGY 4+)
After completion of specialist registrar training, doctors are qualified to take up consultant posts.