Important Update: Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act becomes law

The Government’s Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act has now been passed by Parliament and become law. The Act brings in new rules which prioritise UK medical graduates for foundation training and give preference to UK graduates and doctors with significant NHS experience for specialty training.

The Government has confirmed that these changes will take immediate effect.  This includes recruitment to all foundation and specialty training programmes commencing from August 2026.

We encourage applicants to review the Prioritisation FAQs for the Foundation Programme and to continue checking our website for further information.

We are unable to respond to individual enquiries regarding the rationale for the introduction of the bill.

Please also refer to the NHS England Frequently Asked Questions for  information on the bill and background on its introduction.