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 2024.

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

October 2023

Oriel advert appears

Date: 25 October 2023
Link: Oriel

Applications open

Date: 26 October 2023
Time: 10am

November 2023

Applications close

Date: 23 November 2023
Time: 4pm

December 2023

Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA)

Dates: Expected by 14 December 2023

January 2024

MSRA window

Dates: 4 to 16 January 2024

February 2024

MSRA results expected

Date: Expected by 9 February 2024

March 2024

First offers from

Date: 4 March 2024
Time: 5pm

April 2024

Hold deadline

Date: 4 April 2024
Time: 1pm

Upgrade deadline

Date: 9 April 2024
Time: 4pm

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

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