Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (Scotland) ST1 Competition Ratios

Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (Scotland) Competition Ratios

The competition ratio for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (Scotland) ST1 training posts in 2026 was 35.29:1. 494 applications were made for 14 posts.

All 14 posts were filled in Round 1.

2026 is the first year that competition ratios for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST1 posts in Scotland have been published separately, so there is no previous year to compare against. For ST3 figures see the Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery ST3 competition ratios.

Applicants who applied only to Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (Scotland)

In 2026, 27 of the 494 applications (5.5%) came from applicants who did not apply for any other specialty in Round 1.

2 of these applicants were appointed (7.4% of them), taking 14.3% of the 14 posts.

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Note: This data is from the NHS England Medical Specialty Training website (https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training). Data is presented here in table format 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 UK recruitment process.

Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (Scotland) Competition Ratios

Applicants who applied only to Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (Scotland)

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