What PGME does

PGME is the postgraduate medical education department of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, delivering postgraduate medical training across all career stages for doctors based at the Trust and partner sites in the East of England. It runs foundation, core, and specialty registrar programmes, continuing professional development, and non-clinical skills training (including leadership and education supervisor development), and serves NHS trainees, Trust doctors, and external delegates. The department is also engaged in a Graduate Entry Medicine (MBBS) academic partnership with the University of East Anglia.

The department's product surface spans high-fidelity patient simulation, a newly established VR simulation suite, a Robotic Surgery Education and Training Centre, and selective commercial courses including aesthetic training such as Botulinum Toxin delivery. Training is delivered by an in-house specialist faculty and is formally aligned with the General Medical Council, Health Education England, and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh frameworks. Programme quality has produced measurable external validation, including a ranking among the Top 25 UK Medical Schools by student satisfaction and the best-in-country General Surgery satisfaction result.

PGME is funded as an internal NHS department rather than as a separate commercial entity, with revenue consolidated within the parent Foundation Trust. Income derives from NHS training tariffs, GMC-aligned fees, external delegate course fees, and international programme fees from the recently launched Caribbean initiative. The department is currently subject to General Medical Council special measures and is engaged in remediation, supported by a Trust-wide reorganisation.

Name

PGME

Legal name

Post Graduate Medical Education (PGME) at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Website

https://pgme.nnuh.nhs.uk

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PGME is the postgraduate medical education department of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, delivering GMC-aligned medical training across all career stages to NHS trainees, Trust doctors, and external delegates via simulation, robotic surgery, and specialty programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education and Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Life Sciences (EDAAAPAA), Healthcare & Clinical Professional Certifications (EDAAANAI)

Keywords

• Postgraduate medical education
• Medical simulation training
• Clinical skills training
• Robotic surgery training
• Foundation doctor training

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwich, Norfolk

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Course Fee Revenue: PGME generates revenue through course fees charged to participants. Many courses are free for NHS/HEE trainees, while external participants and certain specialized courses (e.g., Botulinum Toxin £1,300, Basic Surgical Skills £550-650) charge fees. Some courses require holding deposits (£50) that are refundable with sufficient notice.
2. NHS Trust Funding: As an NHS Foundation Trust department, PGME receives funding from Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Health Education England for medical education and training activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PGME delivers postgraduate medical education and training programmes for NHS doctors across all career stages, from foundation doctors through to senior consultants, within the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The department operates a comprehensive portfolio including Foundation Training, Internal Medicine Training, GP Training, Educational and Clinical Supervision, the GMC-accredited four-year MBBS Graduate Entry Medicine programme (with UEA), and specialty courses. Training is delivered through state-of-the-art facilities including a VR-enabled Simulation Suite, high-fidelity patient simulators, a Technical Skills Lab, and an Advanced Cadaveric Robotic Surgery Training Centre covering multiple surgical specialties.

Product overview

PGME (Postgraduate Medical Education) at NNUH is a medical education department within Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that provides a comprehensive portfolio of training programmes and courses for doctors at all levels. The portfolio includes Foundation Training, Internal Medicine Training, GP Training, International Programmes, and the GMC-accredited MBBS Graduate Entry Medicine programme. Training is delivered through state-of-the-art facilities including a Simulation Suite with Virtual Reality technology and a Technical Skills Lab, alongside specialty programmes such as Robotic Surgery Education. The course portfolio encompasses simulation-based training, leadership development, and clinical skills courses spanning multiple medical specialties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foundation Training

Quantifiable outcome

• General Surgery achieved best overall satisfaction of any Resident programme in the country (GMC NTS Survey)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of East Anglia (UEA) - Norwich Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPGME partners with UEA's Norwich Medical School to deliver the four-year Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) MBBS programme. Clinical placements are based across three hubs in Norfolk and Waveney. UEA provides campus facilities and academic oversight while NNUH provides clinical training environments.
• General Medical Council (GMC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe GEM programme is accredited by the GMC. PGME works under GMC oversight for medical education standards and was previously under GMC special measures, requiring action plan implementation for training environment improvements.
• Health Education England (HEE) - East of EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPGME operates within the HEE East of England regional training framework. Study leave funding up to £600 is available through NHSE local processes. HEE accreditation is required for Educational Supervisor training (HUB Days).
• London School of Facial AestheticsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for delivery of Basic and Advanced Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Filler courses. The London School of Facial Aesthetics provides specialist teaching expertise for this aesthetic medicine training programme.
• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple courses are accredited by RCSEd including Basic Surgical Skills, East of England Laparoscopic Skills Course, and CCrISP (Care for the Critically Ill Surgical Patient). RCSEd awards up to 6 CPD hours per course.
• Society for Acute MedicineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAMUS and FUSIC Ultrasound Course is endorsed by the Society for Acute Medicine and incorporated into the curriculum for Acute Internal Medicine trainees as a specialist skill for ultrasound.
• Jenny Lind Children's Hospital (NNUH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist paediatric surgical services and training development hub. Professor Milind Kulkarni leads the East of England Surgery in Children operational delivery network from this facility.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• FundamentalVR: FundamentalVR provides VR-based surgical training with haptic feedback — directly comparable to PGME's VR simulation suite and robotic/laparoscopic surgery training portfolio, targeting the same surgical trainee and consultant market.
• Laerdal Medical: Laerdal is a leading global provider of medical simulation equipment and training solutions — directly comparable to PGME's simulation suite and high-fidelity patient simulator offerings, with overlapping focus on simulation-based healthcare education.
• BPP University School of Health: BPP delivers professional healthcare training and continuing professional development programmes for clinicians in the UK — comparable as a fee-paying provider of postgraduate medical and healthcare professional education.

Others

• Health Education England: HEE is the UK national body that funds, coordinates, and quality-assures postgraduate medical education and training — it is PGME's primary funder and regional coordinator across the East of England, making it the closest regulatory and funding peer.
• Elsevier Clinical Solutions: Elsevier provides medical education content, clinical decision support, and training platforms used by healthcare professionals — adjacent peer in medical education infrastructure serving overlapping clinical learner audiences.
• Royal College of Surgeons of England: The Royal College of Surgeons accredits and delivers surgical training and certification across the UK — comparable to PGME as a credentialing and curriculum-setting body for postgraduate surgical education (PGME partners with RCSEd for course accreditation).

Regional players

• King's College London (GKT School of Medical Education): King's College London operates a major London-based medical school and clinical training programmes — comparable as a UK medical school delivering GMC-accredited MBBS and postgraduate medical training, though serving a different geography than PGME.

Direct peers

• University of East Anglia (Norwich Medical School): UEA Norwich Medical School is PGME's core academic partner, co-delivering the four-year Graduate Entry Medicine MBBS programme; comparable as a UK medical school providing clinical training placements and academic medical education.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nnuhPGME
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/post-graduate-medical-education
• Instagraminstagram.com/PGME_nnuh

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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