Community Sexual and Reproductive Health ST1 Competition Ratios

The competition ratio for Community Sexual and Reproductive Health ST1 training posts in 2024 was 25.61:1. 461 applications were made for 18 posts. This is a decrease in the competition level compared to 2023 when 272 applications were made for 8 posts (a competition ratio of 34:1).

Community Sexual and Reproductive Health has often been the most competitive specialty of all the CT1/ST1 specialties. The relatively small number of posts means it does not require particularly high application numbers for it to become highly competitive. It was the most competitive CT1/ST1 specialty in 2015 (50:1), 2016 (17.29:1), 2017 (24.75:1), 2019 (11.86:1), 2021 (27.83:1) and 2023 (34:1). 

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This data has been taken from the reports available on NHS England’s Medical Specialty Training website (https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/). Data is presented here in a single table to make it easier to sort, filter and make comparisons across specialties, etc. The published data may not include posts in Scotland or Northern Ireland if they manage their own recruitment rather than recruiting via the national recruitment process across the whole of the UK.

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