All groups and programmes 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 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: 15.12.2025 at 12.43