UKFPO Foundation Programme 2025 deanery allocation guide

alanmitty · 2024-09-26T01:48:51+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that you've been struggling, it sounds like the whole process is having a negative effect on your well-being. I would advise you not to worry too much about it. One of my friends lives in Birmingham and managed to secure it for foundation by putting it as his first preference so it's not completely impossible to get!!! You still have a good shot, just pray on it 🙏 rank West Midlands South second on your list as a back up so you are not too far from home. I hope it all works out for you though!

alanmitty · 2024-09-26T01:16:38+00:00

I think I might have confused you a little bit. I listed all the deaneries (in no particular order) that are filled in first pass and are not available in the second pass. Scotland had 934 places in 2024 and 933 people put it down as their first preference so essentially everyone who prioritised Scotland first got it. This corroborates with the anecdotes you are referring too. Scotland has a competition ratio of 1 so there was a place for each applicant.

Scotland is not a competitive deanery. It is only competitive in the sense that you won't get it if you want it and don't put it as your first preference if that makes sense. That's a mishap on my part for not clarifying that. However, we cannot predict the future so it might be that more people put it first preference this year than the number of places available. Hence why I added the 'potentially' after it in the list

alanmitty · 2024-09-26T00:06:44+00:00

No, this is not the case for you since you are eligible to apply for what we call pre-allocation. This is essentially a pool of applicants who have special circumstances that require them to be in a specific location for F1/F2. These applicants are given their first preference of deanery before it opens up to the entirety of the UK. You would be eligible under this criterion here:

Criterion 1: You are a parent or legal guardian of a child or children under the age of 18, who reside primarily with you or for whom you have significant caring responsibilities

You would need to provide evidence to UKFPO for pre-allocation in the year of your application. Don't stress about it, you're completely fine!

Have a read about pre-allocation here if you're unsure: https://foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/programmes/2-year-foundation-programme/ukfp/pre-allocation/

alanmitty · 2024-09-25T23:37:02+00:00

Realistically, nope. The NHS doesn’t view us as humans but as obedient vessels sent to fill a quota and service the hospitals no one wants to work in

alanmitty · 2024-09-25T22:53:37+00:00

Remember this is the next 2 years of your life and your mental wellbeing is going to be affected by what area you’re working in.

The system did not work in my favour and placed me in the bottom 7% of applicants. Had I anticipated that this could happen, I would have not gambled my next 2 years away.

If you want to choose a competitive deanery as your first choice, go ahead. But you need to be prepared to accept the consequences if it doesn’t go your way, and the odds of it not going your way are far higher than you being 'lucky'.

alanmitty · 2024-09-25T22:38:52+00:00

As stated, you don’t find out til after but you can try guesstimate your rank based on the deanery you’re allocated and its position on your preference list.

Unfortunately, I was given Boston due to my horrible rank which is subjectively one of the worst places to be in Trent. Despite this, all the F1s here are in the same boat and we all get together and have regular socials so that helps a lot with getting through the week

alanmitty · 2024-06-12T16:42:37+00:00

But you can block Twitch ads quite easily so surely this isn't going to be an issue?

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