All groups and programmes are indicative and subject to change.
Overview
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)
Links to the NHS Health Boards
The North links to 5 NHS Health Boards, see weblinks below to see what the Health Boards provides:
North Foundation Groups and Programmes
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 early 2026)
More comprehensive details regarding the rotations including any additional particulars on the posts please see Oriel.
Further details and Recruitment Information
- If a ‘0’ is listed in the places available column on Oriel, it indicates that the group and/or programme will not be available to preference for posts commencing in August 2026.
- This information is provided as part of the recruitment process.
- Current foundation doctors seeking details about their training should visit the Scotland Deanery website
North Region Training Locations
This page was last updated on: 23.12.2025 at 16.48