Non-urgent advice: Important update on Foundation Programme 2026 recruitment, Foundation Priority Programmes (FPP) 2026 and F2 Stand-alone 2026 recruitment
The Government has introduced the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill to prioritise UK medical graduates for foundation programme training and give preference to UK graduates and doctors with significant NHS experience for specialty training. This legislation is now going through Parliament.
Read more about this announcement on this news post.
Recruitment reminders and quick links
Education and Support quick links
- UKFP Curriculum Resource – links to elearning and webinars relevant to each FPC
- 2024-25 Humans of the Foundation Programme e-book
Non-urgent advice: UKFPO Helpdesk
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