Specialty Training Fill Rates - Anaesthetics ST3 & ST4

In 2024 99.01% of the 406 posts available in Anaesthetics ST4 were filled. This is a slight decrease in the fill rate compared to 2023 when 99.25% of 399 posts were filled.

At a national level the fill rates for 2024 are as follows:

  • England – 99.7x% of 328 posts were filled (327 filled posts, 1 unfilled post). 
  • Wales – 100% of 17 posts were filled. 
  • Northern Ireland – 75% of 12 posts were filled (9 filled posts, 3 unfilled posts). 
  • Scotland – 100% of 49 posts were filled. 


National and Regional Fill rates for specialty training posts in Anaesthetics ST4 over the period 2013-2024 are shown in the tables below. Use the links below the tables to view all other fill rates by nation, region or specialty.

In previous years the fill rates have also shown recruitment in to ST3 posts. These are included in the tables below.

Anaesthetics Fill Rates – National

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Anaesthetics Fill Rates  – Regional

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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:

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

 

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.
  4. If you have any comments, questions or corrections please complete the contact form.

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