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. You can visit the provided weblinks to explore what each Health Board offers in terms of opportunities. Also see the North region training locations map below.
Download the North Groups and Programmes (final list)
06 04 2026 NORTH Region Indicative Posts For August 2026
More comprehensive details regarding the rotations including any additional particulars on the posts please see Oriel.
North region training locations
This page was last updated on: 17.07.2026 at 14.37