All programme rotations are indicative and subject to change.
The West is a region of the Scottish Foundation School offering a wide variety of training opportunities including inner city opportunities in Glasgow and posts in remote and rural setting in Dumfries and Galloway and Ayr.
If allocated to a Foundation Programme in the West, you will be allocated to a two-year fixed programme.
- 36 Foundation Programmes (FP) including W32 (SFP)
The West links to 5 NHS Health Boards, see weblinks below to see what the Health Boards provides:
- NHS Ayrshire and Arran
- NHS Dumfries and Galloway
- NHS Forth Valley
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- NHS Lanarkshire
To download the full list of FP posts offered in the West Region (spreadsheet last updated 17/02/2025)
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.
West Region Training Locations
This page was last updated on: 01.08.2025 at 14.20