The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act received Royal Assent and became Law on 05 March 2026. The Act prioritises UK medical graduates for foundation programme training and gives preference to UK graduates and doctors with significant NHS experience for specialty training.
Information about the Act can be found on the Parliament website and further FAQs can be found on the NHS England website.
It is important to note that the method of allocation used in Oriel which is called Preference Informed Allocation (PIA) is separate to the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act. The Act prioritises certain groups of applicants when allocation takes place.