Created by the SFP Excellence team.
| Deanery (Ordered Alphabetically) | Shortlisting points | Competition ratios | Notes on interview process | SFP themes | Number of Programmes as per oriel | Link for further information | Other interesting information | Excellent Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East of England: EBH and East Anglia (Education) | Extra degrees and publications | 5:1 | Panel, clinical and academic competencies tested. Maximum 15 minutes. No written or reading elements of this interview. | Medical education | 11 | Link | Funded PGCert completed throughout F2. Encouraged and supported to continue your career in this deanery after foundation training with many opportunities for ACF, PHD, PG Dip and MEd. | Addenbrooke's |
| East of England: EBH and East Anglia (Research) | Extra degrees and publications | 5.1:1 | Panel, clinical and academic competencies tested. Maximum 15 minutes. No written or reading elements of this interview. | Research | 36 | Link | SFP block is guaranteed at Addenbrooke’s. Encouraged and supported to continue your career in this deanery after foundaiton training with many oppurtunities for ACF, PHD, PG Dip and MEd. | Addenbrooke's |
| East of England: East Anglia (Norwich) | Extra degrees and publications | 3.2:1 | Three stations, clinical scenario, critical appraisal of an RCT and research plans. Maximum 15 minutes. | Research | 11 | Link | Both F1 and F2 years are spent at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital |
| East Midlands (LNR and Trent) | Extra degrees and publications | 2.3:1 | Given a topic the day before and need to make a 5 minute presentation on this. Follow up questions on this presentation as well as test of clinical and academic competencies. | All | 51 | Link | Trent offers no Leadership and management programmes. LNR offers the opportunity to do two six month rotations in F2. | Leicester Royal infirmary |
| Kent, Surrey and Sussex + Wessex | Extra degrees, publications and presentations | 6.5:1 | 25 minutes | All | KSS - 36 Wessex - 16 | Link for KSS Link for Wessex | Wessex does not provide any leadership and management programmes | Royal Sussex County |
| London | Extra degrees, publications and prizes | 6.5:1 | Two assessors mark this and come to an agreed score which is added to your shortlisting score. Examples of a clinical question and a scientific paper abstract can be found using the link for further information. | Medical research and medical education | 106 | Link | All University hospitals offer SFPs with Imperial offering the most at 30 and King’s College offering the least at 7. | St Thomas's |
| Northern | Extra degrees, publications, oral presentations and poster presentations | 8.9:1 | 45 candidates invited and last 20-25 minutes | 21 | Link | As an honorary member of Newcastle University staff during the programme, trainees have the opportunity to attend postgraduate lectures from any of the taught courses within the Faculty of Medical Sciences | Royal Victoria, Freeman and Great North Children's hospital | |
| Northern Ireland | Additional degrees, publications, presentations both oral and poster, prizes and bursaries won | 1.6:1 | 20 Minutes | Medical research and medical education | 9 | Link | Opportunity to complete a certificate in Academic Medicine which | Royal Victoria Belfast |
| North West | Presentations (Split for oral and poster), publications | 4.5:1 | 30 minute interview. 50 points for clinical half and 50 points for career aspirations given a maximum 100 marks | All | 26 | Link | Many of these rotations are protected one or two days per week throughout your foundation training rather than one 4 month block. | Alder Hey |
| Oxford | Decile score, publications, presentations, prizes and additional degrees | 8.4:1 | Panel and clinicians and academics | Medical research | 30 | Link | Once accepted you'll be referred to the Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate school for help with your SFP theme. | John Radcliffe |
| Peninsula | None | 7.6:1 | 25 minute interview. 5 minutes before you'll be given a clinical scenario and then asked to speak about the management of this. | Medical education and management and leadership | 8 | Link | Pennisula Med Ed and leadership specifically only look at WSQ so if you are lacking on extra achievements throughout medical school then this deanery should be considered. Two six month blocks in F2 with one of them being in a speciality relented to your SFP project. | |
| Scotland | Publications, presentation and prizes | 3.2:1 | 20 minute interview containing 4 questions. Final mark out of 100 points. | All | East - 6. North- 12 South East - 15 West - 18 | Link | In the East sub deanery of Scotland, successful applicants are allowed to choose their preferred theme once commenced in their post | Royal infirmary of Edinburgh |
| Severn and Peninsula research | Additional degrees, presentations, prizes and publications | 7.6:1 | 20 minute interview | Research | 15 | Link Link 2 | One four month block in F2 of the SFP followed by one day a week protected academic time in your next two four month blocks | Bristol Royal Infirmary and Bristol Hospital for children |
| Wales | Applications were done during F1. This has since changed and awaiting further information. | 4.3:1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Link | LIFT GP days available after matching in the FP. This is one day a week in a particular speciality during F1. | University Hospital of Wales |
| West Midlands | 32 spaces for achievements, 2 additional degrees, 10 publications, 10 presentations and 10 prizes | 2.7:1 | 20 minutes | All | North - 18 Central - 18 South - 9 | Link | Split into three sub deaneries: Central, North and South | Queen Elizabeth, Birmingham |
| Yorkshire and Humber | EPM and a self assessment academic and skills based scoresheet which are not open to read at time of publishing | 3.7:1 | No interview | Medical research and medical education | 81 | Link | Split into four sub deaneries: east, west, south and east and south. Each of these offers different programmes. Click the link to find out more. | Hull Royal infirmary |