All General Practice Specialty Training (GPST) programmes in the UK are recruited to through a national process managed by the GP National Recruitment Office (GPNRO).
The GPNRO does not manage recruitment for Academic Clinical Fellowships (ACFs), Global Health Fellowships (GHFs) or GP recruitment initiatives local to any of the 4 UK nations.
To view information about indicative ST1 vacancy numbers, go to the vacancies page.
Recruitment timelines for 2022 to 2023
This round of recruitment is for posts that start from 3 August 2022.
All times are in UK local time (GMT or BST).
November 2021
Oriel advert appears
Date: 2 November 2021
Link: Oriel
Applications open
Date: 4 November 2021
Time: 10am
December 2021
Applications close
Date: 1 December 2021
Time: 4pm
Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)
Dates: Expected by 21 December 2021
January 2022
MSRA window
Dates: 6 to 15 January 2022
February 2022
MSRA results expected
Date: By 3 February 2022
March 2022
First offers from
Date: 15 March 2022
Time: By 5pm
April 2022
Hold deadline
Date: 5 April 2022
Time: 1pm
Upgrade deadline
Date: 11 April 2022
Time: 4pm
This round of recruitment is for posts that start from 1 February 2023.
All times are in UK local time (GMT or BST).
July 2022
Oriel advert appears
Date: 13 July 2022
Link: Oriel
Applications open
Date: 26 July 2022
August 2022
Applications close
Date: 16 August 2022
Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)
Dates: No later than 25 August 2022
September 2022
MSRA window
Dates: 2 to 9 September 2022
MSRA results expected
Date: By 22 September 2022
First offers from
Date: 29 September 2022
Time: By 5pm
October 2022
Hold deadline
Date: 26 October 2022
Time: 1pm
Upgrade deadline
Date: 28 October 2022
Time: 4pm
This round of recruitment is for posts that start from 3 August 2022.
All times are in UK local time (GMT or BST).
November 2021
Oriel advert appears
Date: 2 November 2021
Link: Oriel
Applications open
Date: 4 November 2021
Time: 10am
December 2021
Applications close
Date: 1 December 2021
Time: 4pm
Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)
Dates: Expected by 21 December 2021
January 2022
MSRA window
Dates: 6 to 15 January 2022
February 2022
MSRA results expected
Date: By 3 February 2022
March 2022
First offers from
Date: 15 March 2022
Time: By 5pm
April 2022
Hold deadline
Date: 5 April 2022
Time: 1pm
Upgrade deadline
Date: 11 April 2022
Time: 4pm
This round of recruitment is for posts that start from 1 February 2023.
All times are in UK local time (GMT or BST).
July 2022
Oriel advert appears
Date: 13 July 2022
Link: Oriel
Applications open
Date: 26 July 2022
August 2022
Applications close
Date: 16 August 2022
Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)
Dates: No later than 25 August 2022
September 2022
MSRA window
Dates: 2 to 9 September 2022
MSRA results expected
Date: By 22 September 2022
First offers from
Date: 29 September 2022
Time: By 5pm
October 2022
Hold deadline
Date: 26 October 2022
Time: 1pm
Upgrade deadline
Date: 28 October 2022
Time: 4pm
Page last reviewed: 6 July 2022