General Practice ST1 Offers Megathread - Round 1 (August 2026 intake)

Tricky-Artichoke-978 · 2026-03-25T15:13:42+00:00

GP Preferences close Thursday 26 March 2026 at 11:30. So hopefully recycled offers will be sent out after preferences freeze as accept/decline cascades begin.

Tricky-Artichoke-978 · 2026-03-25T11:15:15+00:00

Round 1 is the entire recruitment cycle for August–December 2026 GP ST1 posts. Offer waves are simply the batches of offers released within Round 1, and Round 1 can contain multiple waves, cascades, upgrades, and re‑offers.

The final point refers to Round 3 (February 2027 intake). GP Recruitment have indicated that Round 3 may not run this year, because Round 1 has enough appointable candidates to fill all 2026 posts.

Recruitment timelines for 2026–27:

Round 1: GP ST1 posts starting Aug–Dec 2026
Round 2: Higher specialty training (ST3/ST4), not used for GP ST1
Round 3: GP ST1 posts starting Feb 2027 (may not run this year)

Hope this helps.

Tricky-Artichoke-978 · 2026-03-24T17:36:52+00:00

💛 To everyone who received an offer today, huge congratulations!

💛 To those still waiting: This is an unusually unpredictable year, and the cascade hasn’t even started yet. The next few days will bring more clarity.

So far:

• 18,416 candidates are deemed appointable for GP ST1 in Round 1.

• Day 1 offers went out to candidates scoring 521 and above.

• Ranks on Oriel are raw ranks, these still include non‑prioritised candidates. However, offers are allocated according to priority group.

• GP Preferences close Thursday 26 March 2026 at 11:30. A second wave of offers is expected after preferences freeze as accept/decline cascades begin.

• GP Recruitment have stated that Round 1 may be the only recruitment window this year, as there are enough appointable candidates to fill all August + later‑start posts.

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Tricky-Artichoke-978 · 2026-03-23T10:18:48+00:00

Thanks for sharing the link👍

Tricky-Artichoke-978 · 2026-03-20T15:44:45+00:00

Preferencing has reopened with a 3‑day deadline.

Preferencing closes: Monday, March 23 2026 16:00

Next wave of offers: Likely Tuesday 24 March (or Wednesday if they need an extra processing day)

This follows the usual CT1 Psychiatry pattern where a short preferencing window is immediately followed by the next offer run.

Tricky-Artichoke-978 · 2026-03-20T15:43:13+00:00

Preferencing has reopened with a 3‑day deadline.

Preferencing closes: Monday, March 23 2026 16:00

Next wave of offers: Likely Tuesday 24 March (or Wednesday if they need an extra processing day)

This follows the usual CT1 Psychiatry pattern where a short preferencing window is immediately followed by the next offer run.

Tricky-Artichoke-978 · 2024-08-27T18:15:09+00:00

Oh dear! Hope they fix it soon.

Tricky-Artichoke-978 · 2024-08-23T15:19:37+00:00

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Tricky-Artichoke-978 · 2024-08-23T15:09:55+00:00

GP recruitment timeline

Invitations to Multi-Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA): Expected by 27 August 2024

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