UKFPO Bulletin

August Bulletin World Breastfeeding Awareness Week – 1-7 August  Other national campaigns this month  Action for happiness calendar – ‘Altruistic […]

So I ended up in… 

We’ve all heard stories of the unlucky ones finding themselves 10 from the bottom when it came to the PIA […]

What does a 175g of plastic have to do with being a doctor?

Often when people ask what I do outside of medicine, I tell them I play frisbee, and will often get […]

FAO FY2- Are we doing enough to make ourselves understood?

I was inspired to write a piece about medical acronyms and jargon. On an elderly care ward round, an experienced […]

Fairness in fitness to practise: An update from the General Medical Council

Written by Andrew Hoyle, Assistant Director – Decisions Doctors occupy a special and highly trusted position in our society. Our […]

UKFPO Helpdesk email issue – 4 July 2025

We are currently experiencing an issue receiving emails to Helpdesk. We are actively working to resolve the issue, and we […]

UKFP 2026 Eligibility Applications

The 2026 application timeline and guidance is now published and can be found on the Eligibility application webpages. The Eligibility […]

Oriel user research – invitation for expressions of interest!

The next phase in the development of a new national platform for recruitment to medical, dental, pharmacy and healthcare science […]

2025 Foundation Programme Allocation

The UKFPO can confirm that this morning all 10,634 eligible applicants for the 2025 Foundation Programme were allocated to a […]

IMPORTANT- UKFP 2025 Foundation Programme Allocation Release Time

The UKFPO can confirm that the national allocation information will be released to applicants on Thursday 27 February 2025 from 07:30 […]