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 2023 to 2024
This round of recruitment is for posts that start from August 2023.
All times are in UK local time (GMT or BST).
November 2022
Oriel advert appears
Date: 2nd November 2022
Link: Oriel
Applications open
Date: 3rd November 2022
Time: 10am
December 2022
Applications close
Date: 1st December 2022
Time: 4pm
Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)
Dates: Expected by 21st December 2022
January 2023
MSRA window
Dates: 5th to 17th January 2023
February 2023
MSRA results expected
Date: By 10th February 2023
March 2023
First offers from
Date: 6th March 2023
Time: By 5pm
April 2023
Hold deadline
Date: 4th April 2023
Time: 1pm
Upgrade deadline
Date: 11th April 2023
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 2023
Oriel advert appears
Date: 24th July 2023
Link: Oriel
Applications open
Date: 25th July 2023
Time: 10am
August 2023
Applications close
Date: 15th August 2023
Time: 4pm
Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)
Dates: Expected by 24th August 2023
September 2023
MSRA window
Dates: 1st to 8th September 2023
MSRA results expected
Date: By 16th September 2023
First offers from
Date: 30th September 2023
Time: By 5pm
October 2023
Hold deadline
Date: 25th October 2023
Time: 1pm
Upgrade deadline
Date: 27th October 2023
Time: 4pm
This round of recruitment is for posts that start from August 2023.
All times are in UK local time (GMT or BST).
November 2022
Oriel advert appears
Date: 2nd November 2022
Link: Oriel
Applications open
Date: 3rd November 2022
Time: 10am
December 2022
Applications close
Date: 1st December 2022
Time: 4pm
Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)
Dates: Expected by 21st December 2022
January 2023
MSRA window
Dates: 5th to 17th January 2023
February 2023
MSRA results expected
Date: By 10th February 2023
March 2023
First offers from
Date: 6th March 2023
Time: By 5pm
April 2023
Hold deadline
Date: 4th April 2023
Time: 1pm
Upgrade deadline
Date: 11th April 2023
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 2023
Oriel advert appears
Date: 24th July 2023
Link: Oriel
Applications open
Date: 25th July 2023
Time: 10am
August 2023
Applications close
Date: 15th August 2023
Time: 4pm
Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)
Dates: Expected by 24th August 2023
September 2023
MSRA window
Dates: 1st to 8th September 2023
MSRA results expected
Date: By 16th September 2023
First offers from
Date: 30th September 2023
Time: By 5pm
October 2023
Hold deadline
Date: 25th October 2023
Time: 1pm
Upgrade deadline
Date: 27th October 2023
Time: 4pm
Page last reviewed: 16 January 2023