Recruitment timeline

GP Specialty Training recruitment

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

This round of recruitment is for posts that start from August 2025.

All times are in UK local time (GMT or BST).

October 

Oriel advert appears

Date: 23 October 2024
Link: Oriel

Applications open

Date: 24 October 2024
Time: 10am

November 

Applications close

Date: 21 November 2024
Time: 4pm

December 

Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)

2025 MSRA Sitting | Medical Hub

Dates: expected by 12 December 2024 - a specific time cannot be given so please do not contact us to request this 

January 

MSRA window

Dates: 2 - 13 January 2025

February

MSRA window

Dates: 17 - 28 February 2025

March 

MSRA results expected

Date: by 25 March 2025

March 

First offers from

Date: by 25 March 2025
Time: 5pm

April 

Hold deadline

Date: 7 April 2025
Time: 1pm

Upgrade deadline

Date: 14 April 2025
Time: 1pm

Page last reviewed: 24 January 2024
Next review due: 2 January 2025

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