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:
Download the North Foundation Groups and Programmes (final list)
List of indicative posts in the North region as at 05/02/2026
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: 05.02.2026 at 14.26