Specialty Training Fill Rates - East of England

In 2024 94.1% of the 1,152 posts available in the East of England were filled. This is an increase in the fill rate compared to 2023 when 93.8% of 1,146 posts were filled.

At CT1/ST1 level 99.3% of 856 posts were filled (850 filled posts, 6 unfilled posts). This is a decrease compared to 2023 when 99.42% of 863 CT1/ST1 posts were filled (858 filled posts, 5 unfilled posts). 10 out of 15 CT1/ST1 specialties (66.67%) filled all their posts, with 5 specialties having unfilled posts – General Practice, General Practice and Public Health Dual CCT Programme, ACCS Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Histopathology (a decrease compared to 2023 when 11 out of 15 specialties (73.33%) filled all their posts).

At ST3 level 90.24% of 123 posts were filled (111 filled posts, 12 unfilled posts). This is an increase compared to 2023 when 82.91% of 117 ST3 posts were filled (97 filled posts, 20 unfilled posts). 17 out of 20 ST3 specialties (85%) filled all their posts, with 3 specialties having unfilled posts – Medical Oncology, Clinical Oncology, Emergency Medicine (ACCS) (an increase compared to 2023 when 15 out of 22 specialties (68.18%) filled all their posts).

At ST4 level 71.68% of 173 posts were filled (124 filled posts, 49 unfilled posts). This is a decrease compared to 2023 when 72.29% of 166 ST4 posts were filled (120 filled posts, 46 unfilled posts). 9 out of 15 ST4 specialties (60%) filled all their posts, with 6 specialties having unfilled posts – Geriatric Medicine, Gastroenterology, Pyschiatry, Renal Medicine, Palliative Medicine, Emergency Medicine (an increase compared to 2023 when 11 out of 22 specialties (50%) filled all their posts).

Fill rates for all specialty training posts in the East of England over the period 2013-2024 are shown in the table below. Use the links below the table to view all fill rates by nation, region or specialty.

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England

England National Fill Rates

England Regional Fill Rates:


Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland National Fill Rates

Scotland

Scotland National Fill Rates

Wales

Wales National Fill Rates

 

Run Through ST1 Specialties


Core CT1 Specialties

Higher Medical Specialties


Higher Specialties

Psychiatry:

Old fill rates by Psychiatry specialty:


Surgery:


Other Specialties Recruiting at ST3/ST4:

Notes

  1. Data taken from fill rates pages available on the Specialty Training website: https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/ Each individual page was saved as a HTML file, imported into Excel, extraneous information was removed and the remaining data has been used to generate the table displayed on this page. 
  2. This data is for Round 1 and 2 (as published). Data for re-advertised posts and Round 3 posts are excluded from the published reports.
  3. Data is presented in tables to make it easier to make comparisons across specialties, nations, levels, etc.
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