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) 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 2026.

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

October 

Oriel advert appears

Date: 22 October 2025
Link: Oriel

Applications open

Date: 23 October 2025

Time: 10am

November 

Applications close

Date: 20 November 2025
Time: 4pm

December 

Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)

2026 MSRA

Dates: expected by 15 December 2025 (first sitting) and 29 December 2025 (second sitting) - a specific time cannot be given so please do not contact us to request this 

January 

MSRA window

Dates: 6 - 19 January 2026 (first sitting)

February

MSRA window

Dates: 12 - 25 February 2026 (second sitting)

March 

MSRA results expected

Date: from 17 March 2026

March 

First offers from

Date: by no later than 31 March 2026
Time: 5pm

April 

Hold deadline

Date: 2 April 2026
Time: 1pm

Upgrade deadline

Date: 8 April 2026
Time: 4pm

Page last reviewed: 28 August 2025
Next review due: 28 August 2027

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