All group and programme rotations are indicative and subject to change.
The North is a region of the Scottish Foundation School offering a wide variety of training opportunities including inner city opportunities and rotations in remote and rural settings in Highland and Scottish Islands. Remote and rural exposure and provides trainees with a greater awareness of the patient journey including primary/community and secondary interfaces in a remote and rural setting.
If allocated to a Foundation Programme (FP) in the North, you will be allocated to a two-year fixed programme.
- 14 foundation groups including N11 (SFP)
The North links to 5 NHS Health Boards, see weblinks below to see what the Health Boards provides:
Download the full list of indicative FP posts for August 2026 in the North region
(2026 indicative posts further update to rotations will be published late 2025/early 2026)
See Oriel for further details on the rotations including any additional particulars on the posts. If there is a ‘0’ in the places available column in Oriel, this group and/or programme will not be available to preference for posts commencing in August 2025.
This is a recruitment website and current foundation doctors should visit the Scotland Deanery website for information about their training.
North Region Training Locations
This page was last updated on: 12.09.2025 at 12.33