Specialty Training Fill Rates - London

In 2024 98.19% of the 1,990 posts available in London were filled. This is an increase in the fill rate compared to 2023 when 97.51% of 1,929 posts were filled.

At CT1/ST1 level 99.72% of 1,441 posts were filled (1437 filled posts, 4 unfilled posts). This is a decrease compared to 2023 when 100% of 1,395 CT1/ST1 posts were filled. 14 out of 17 CT1/ST1 specialties (82.35%) filled all their posts, with 3 specialties having unfilled posts – Paediatrics, Histopathology, General Practice and Public Health Medicine.

At ST3 level 97.39% of 230 posts were filled (224 filled posts, 6 unfilled posts). This is an increase compared to 2023 when 92.65% of 204 ST3 posts were filled (189 filled posts, 15 unfilled posts). 23 out of 27 ST3 specialties (85.19%) filled all their posts, with 4 specialties having unfilled posts – Haematology, Chemical Pathology, Medical Ophthalmology, Immunology (an increase compared to 2023 when 23 out of 28 specialties (82.14%) filled all their posts).

At ST4 level 91.85% of 319 posts were filled (293 filled posts, 26 unfilled posts). This is an increase compared to 2023 when 90% of 330 ST4 posts were filled (297 filled posts, 33 unfilled posts). 12 out of 17 ST4 specialties (70.59%) filled all their posts, with 5 specialties having unfilled posts – Geriatric Medicine, Psychiatry, Acute Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine, Genitourinary Medicine (a decrease compared to 2023 when 18 out of 24 specialties (75%) filled all their posts).

Fill rates for all specialty training posts in London 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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