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UKFPO contact details
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Email: helpdesk@foundationprogramme.nhs.uk
Office working hours for the UKFPO team are Monday to Friday 09:00 until 17:00 (GMT/BST)
The UKFPO do not offer a telephone service.
24-hour Helpdesk deadline
The UKFPO helpdesk will not answer application queries from 24 hours prior to the close of the Foundation Programme application window on 07 October 2026. The only exception to this is that during this 24-hour period, email requests to unlock Oriel accounts will still be actioned by the team. All other email queries will be responded to after the 24-hour deadline has passed. Refer to the UKFP 2027 Key changes page for more information.
Four nation contact information
Foundation Schools
e-portfolios and Oriel
Other useful contacts
British Medical Association – Contact Page
General Medical Council (GMC)
Speak to the team: 0161 923 6602 (or +44 161 923 6602 if you’re calling from outside the UK) Mon-Fri 9am -5pm
Email the team: General enquiries – gmc@gmc-uk.org
Ethical guidance enquiries – standards@gmc-uk.org
Media and press enquiries – press@gmc-uk.org
Medical Schools Council (MSC) – Send a query
Dental Postgraduate Training – Send a query
Includes Dental Foundation Training (DFT) and Dental Core Training (DCT) and links to DFT and DCT recruitment hubs
General Practice (GP) Recruitment Hub – england.gpnro@nhs.net
Initial education and training of pharmacists – reform programme
Foundation Pharmacist Programme – england.traineepharmacist@nhs.net
Medical and Dental Recruitment and Selection – Contact Page
Apply for a National Insurance number (Government website)
UK Visas and Immigration – Contact UK Visas and Immigration for help
Overseas applicants | Medical Education Hub – Contact page
NHS Employers – doctorsanddentists@nhsemployers.org
Freedom of information requests (NHS England) – england.foi@nhs.net
Subject access requests (SAR) (NHS England) – england.dpo@nhs.net