Fill rates for 2021 Recruitment Round 1 and 2 in Wales split by specialty and level

Important: Accuracy

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained on this page.

The information presented is accurate at the time of publication.

National fill rates

2021 Recruitment Wales Fill Rates - Round 1 and 2
Specialty and level Posts Accepts Fill rate %
Specialty and level Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Anaesthetics/Core Anaesthetics CT1 Posts 40 Accepts 40 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level ACCS Emergency Medicine ST1/CT1 Posts 16 Accepts 16 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level ACCS Internal Medicine/Internal Medicine Training CT1 Posts 71 Accepts 71 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Allergy ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Anaesthetics ST3 Posts 39 Accepts 39 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Audiovestibular Medicine ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Cardiology ST3 Posts 8 Accepts 8 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Cardiothoracic Surgery ST1 Posts 1 Accepts 1 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Cardiothoracic Surgery ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Chemical Pathology ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 Posts 7 Accepts 3 Fill rate % 42.86
Specialty and level Clinical Genetics ST3 Posts 2 Accepts 2 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Clinical Neurophysiology ST3 Posts 1 Accepts 1 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Clinical Oncology ST3 Posts 6 Accepts 5 Fill rate % 83.33
Specialty and level Clinical Radiology ST1 Posts 23 Accepts 23 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Combined Infection Training ST3 Posts 4 Accepts 4 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Community Sexual and Reproductive Health ST1 Posts 1 Accepts 1 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Core Psychiatry Training CT1 Posts 24 Accepts 23 Fill rate % 95.83
Specialty and level Core Surgical Training CT1 Posts 39 Accepts 32 Fill rate % 82.05
Specialty and level Dermatology ST3 Posts 4 Accepts 4 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Emergency Medicine ST3 Posts 1 Accepts 0 Fill rate % 0.00
Specialty and level Emergency Medicine ST4 Posts 7 Accepts 6 Fill rate % 85.71
Specialty and level Forensic Psychiatry ST4 Posts 2 Accepts 2 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Gastroenterology ST3 Posts 6 Accepts 5 Fill rate % 83.33
Specialty and level General and Vascular Surgery ST3 Posts 6 Accepts 6 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level General Practice ST1 Posts 184 Accepts 179 Fill rate % 97.28
Specialty and level General Psychiatry ST4 Posts 19 Accepts 7 Fill rate % 36.84
Specialty and level General Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy ST4 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level General Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry ST4 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Genitourinary Medicine ST3 Posts 1 Accepts 0 Fill rate % 0.00
Specialty and level Haematology ST3 Posts 3 Accepts 3 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Histopathology ST1 Posts 3 Accepts 3 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Immunology ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Intensive Care Medicine ST3 Posts 7 Accepts 7 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Medical Oncology ST3 Posts 5 Accepts 5 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Medical Ophthalmology ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Medical Psychotherapy ST4 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Neurology ST3 Posts 2 Accepts 2 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Neurosurgery ST1 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Neurosurgery ST2 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Nuclear Medicine ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1 Posts 9 Accepts 9 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Occupational Medicine ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Old Age Psychiatry ST4 Posts 1 Accepts 1 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Ophthalmology ST1 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Ophthalmology ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST1 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Otolaryngology ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Paediatric Cardiology ST4 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Paediatric Surgery ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Paediatrics ST1 Posts 16 Accepts 16 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Paediatrics ST3 Posts 1 Accepts 1 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Paediatrics ST4 Posts 2 Accepts 2 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Palliative Medicine ST3 Posts 3 Accepts 2 Fill rate % 66.67
Specialty and level Plastic Surgery ST3 Posts 7 Accepts 7 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Psychiatry of Learning Disability ST4 Posts 3 Accepts 1 Fill rate % 33.33
Specialty and level Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Public Health Medicine ST1 Posts 3 Accepts 3 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Rehabilitation Medicine ST3 Posts 1 Accepts 1 Fill rate % 100.00
Specialty and level Sport and Exercise Medicine ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3 Posts N/A Accepts N/A Fill rate % N/A
Specialty and level Urology ST3 Posts 6 Accepts 6 Fill rate % 100.00

Regional fill rates

Pan Wales

Specialty and level

Posts Accepts Fill rate %

Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Anaesthetics/Core Anaesthetics CT1

N/A N/A N/A
ACCS Emergency Medicine ST1/CT1 N/A N/A N/A
ACCS Internal Medicine/Internal Medicine Training CT1 N/A N/A N/A
Allergy ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Anaesthetics ST3 39 39 100.00
Audiovestibular Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Cardiology ST3 8 8 100.00
Cardiothoracic Surgery ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Cardiothoracic Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Chemical Pathology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Clinical Genetics ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Clinical Neurophysiology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Clinical Oncology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Clinical Radiology ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Combined Infection Training ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Community Sexual and Reproductive Health ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Core Psychiatry Training CT1 N/A N/A N/A
Core Surgical Training CT1 N/A N/A N/A
Dermatology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Emergency Medicine ST3      
Emergency Medicine ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Forensic Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Gastroenterology ST3 4 3 75.00
General and Vascular Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
General Practice ST1 N/A N/A N/A
General Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
General Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy ST4 N/A N/A N/A
General Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Genitourinary Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Haematology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Histopathology ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Immunology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Intensive Care Medicine ST3 7 7 100.00
Medical Oncology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Medical Ophthalmology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Medical Psychotherapy ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Neurology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Neurosurgery ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Neurosurgery ST2 N/A N/A N/A
Nuclear Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Occupational Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Old Age Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Ophthalmology ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Ophthalmology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Otolaryngology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatric Cardiology ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatric Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatrics ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatrics ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatrics ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Palliative Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Plastic Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Psychiatry of Learning Disability ST4 N/A N/A N/A

Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4

N/A N/A N/A
Public Health Medicine ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Rehabilitation Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Sport and Exercise Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Urology ST3 6 6 100.00
Wales - North

Specialty and level

Posts Accepts Fill rate %
Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Anaesthetics/Core Anaesthetics CT1 9 9 100.00
ACCS Emergency Medicine ST1/CT1 5 5 100.00
ACCS Internal Medicine/Internal Medicine Training CT1 13 13 100.00
Allergy ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Anaesthetics ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Audiovestibular Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Cardiology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Cardiothoracic Surgery ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Cardiothoracic Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Chemical Pathology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 1 1 100.00
Clinical Genetics ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Clinical Neurophysiology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Clinical Oncology ST3 2 1 50.00
Clinical Radiology ST1 2 2 100.00
Combined Infection Training ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Community Sexual and Reproductive Health ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Core Psychiatry Training CT1 5 5 100.00
Core Surgical Training CT1 7 3 42.86
Dermatology ST3 3 3 100.00
Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Emergency Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Emergency Medicine ST4 1 0 0.00
Forensic Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Gastroenterology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
General and Vascular Surgery ST3 3 3 100.00
General Practice ST1 31 31 100.00
General Psychiatry ST4 7 3 42.86
General Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy ST4 N/A N/A N/A
General Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Genitourinary Medicine ST3 1 0 0.00
Haematology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Histopathology ST1 1 1 100.00
Immunology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Intensive Care Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Medical Oncology ST3 2 2 100.00
Medical Ophthalmology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Medical Psychotherapy ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Neurology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Neurosurgery ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Neurosurgery ST2 N/A N/A N/A
Nuclear Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1 2 2 100.00
Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Occupational Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Old Age Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Ophthalmology ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Ophthalmology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Otolaryngology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatric Cardiology ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatric Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatrics ST1 3 3 100.00
Paediatrics ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatrics ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Palliative Medicine ST3 1 1 100.00
Plastic Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Psychiatry of Learning Disability ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Public Health Medicine ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Rehabilitation Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Sport and Exercise Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Urology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Wales - South

Specialty and level

Posts Accepts Fill rate %
Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Anaesthetics/Core Anaesthetics CT1 31 31 100.00
ACCS Emergency Medicine ST1/CT1 11 11 100.00
ACCS Internal Medicine/Internal Medicine Training CT1 36 36 100.00
Allergy ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Anaesthetics ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Audiovestibular Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Cardiology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Cardiothoracic Surgery ST1 1 1 100.00
Cardiothoracic Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Chemical Pathology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 6 2 33.33
Clinical Genetics ST3 2 2 100.00
Clinical Neurophysiology ST3 1 1 100.00
Clinical Oncology ST3 4 4 100.00
Clinical Radiology ST1 21 21 100.00
Combined Infection Training ST3 4 4 100.00
Community Sexual and Reproductive Health ST1 1 1 100.00
Core Psychiatry Training CT1 17 16 94.12
Core Surgical Training CT1 24 22 91.67
Dermatology ST3 1 1 100.00
Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Emergency Medicine ST3 1 0 0.00
Emergency Medicine ST4 6 6 100.00
Forensic Psychiatry ST4 2 2 100.00
Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Gastroenterology ST3 2 2 100.00
General and Vascular Surgery ST3 3 3 100.00
General Practice ST1 93 90 96.77
General Psychiatry ST4 8 4 50.00
General Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy ST4 N/A N/A N/A
General Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Genitourinary Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Haematology ST3 3 3 100.00
Histopathology ST1 2 2 100.00
Immunology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Intensive Care Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Medical Oncology ST3 3 3 100.00
Medical Ophthalmology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Medical Psychotherapy ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Neurology ST3 2 2 100.00
Neurosurgery ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Neurosurgery ST2 N/A N/A N/A
Nuclear Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1 5 5 100.00
Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Occupational Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Old Age Psychiatry ST4 1 1 100.00
Ophthalmology ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Ophthalmology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Otolaryngology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatric Cardiology ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatric Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatrics ST1 13 13 100.00
Paediatrics ST3 1 1 100.00
Paediatrics ST4 2 2 100.00
Palliative Medicine ST3 2 1 50.00
Plastic Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Psychiatry of Learning Disability ST4 3 1 33.33
Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Public Health Medicine ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Rehabilitation Medicine ST3 1 1 100.00
Sport and Exercise Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Urology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Wales - West

Specialty and level

Posts Accepts Fill rate %
Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) Anaesthetics/Core Anaesthetics CT1 N/A N/A N/A
ACCS Emergency Medicine ST1/CT1 N/A N/A N/A
ACCS Internal Medicine/Internal Medicine Training CT1 22 22 100.00
Allergy ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Anaesthetics ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Audiovestibular Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Cardiology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Cardiothoracic Surgery ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Cardiothoracic Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Chemical Pathology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Clinical Genetics ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Clinical Neurophysiology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Clinical Oncology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Clinical Radiology ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Combined Infection Training ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Community Sexual and Reproductive Health ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Core Psychiatry Training CT1 2 2 100.00
Core Surgical Training CT1 8 7 87.50
Dermatology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Diagnostic Neuropathology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Emergency Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Emergency Medicine ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Forensic Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Forensic Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Gastroenterology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
General and Vascular Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
General Practice ST1 60 58 96.67
General Psychiatry ST4 4 0 0.00
General Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy ST4 N/A N/A N/A
General Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Genitourinary Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Haematology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Histopathology ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Immunology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Intensive Care Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Medical Oncology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Medical Ophthalmology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Medical Psychotherapy ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Neurology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Neurosurgery ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Neurosurgery ST2 N/A N/A N/A
Nuclear Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST1 2 2 100.00
Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Occupational Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Old Age Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Ophthalmology ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Ophthalmology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Otolaryngology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatric Cardiology ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatric Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatrics ST1 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatrics ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Paediatrics ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Palliative Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Plastic Surgery ST3 7 7 100.00
Psychiatry of Learning Disability ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Psychiatry of Learning Disability and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ST4 N/A N/A N/A
Public Health Medicine ST1 3 3 100.00
Rehabilitation Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Sport and Exercise Medicine ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3 N/A N/A N/A
Urology ST3 N/A N/A N/A

Page last reviewed: 15 March 2023