F2 allocation process
The F2 allocation will take into account your preferences and will ensure a broad range of different specialties are experienced, balancing both the individuals’ training needs and overall allocation of foundation doctors within your Group.
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You will be given the list of individual F2 posts available within your Group (eg E05) to rank in order of preference
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It is likely that you will be allocated one post from the top third of your preferences, one from the middle third and one from the lower third
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The main variable determining post availability is the preferences of the other Foundation doctors in your group
- For your F2 posts, you are usually asked to submit your ranking preferences around November/December with the F2 allocation usually announce in February
- Your FPD will coordinate this allocation process within your Group. Your FPD will consider your preferences, while ensuring a broad range of different specialties are experienced
Example
- Fiona is allocated to Scotland as her Unit of Application (UoA)
- She ranks her Group preferences and is allocated to E05
- She then ranks her Programme preferences and is allocated to E05001 for her F1 year.
- During F1, she is sent a list of options for F2
- These options are still within E05
- She ranks her preferences from 1 to 15 and is allocated an individually constructed programme (rotation) in emergency medicine, general practice and general psychiatry for her F2 year
This page was last updated on: 01.08.2025 at 15.09