HEE committed to review the COVID-19 recruitment contingency plans that were implemented for a number of specialties for August 2020.
HEE has reviewed the recommendations highlighted to inform the 2021 recruitment plans.
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The tables below provide the final fill rates for the 2020/21 recruitment rounds
2020/21 Final Fill Rate Position - England
|
Training Programme
|
Level
|
Posts
|
Accepts
|
Fill Rate
|
|
ACCS Acute Medicine/Internal Medicine
|
1
|
1,378
|
1,389
|
100.80%
|
|
ACCS Anaesthetics/Core Anaesthetics
|
1
|
518
|
516
|
99.61%
|
|
ACCS - Emergency Medicine
|
1
|
316
|
315
|
99.68%
|
|
Cardio-thoracic surgery
|
1
|
10
|
10
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Radiology
|
1
|
252
|
250
|
99.21%
|
|
Community Sexual & Reproductive Health
|
1
|
6
|
6
|
100.00%
|
|
Core Psychiatry Training
|
1
|
477
|
477
|
100.00%
|
|
Core Surgical Training
|
1
|
506
|
506
|
100.00%
|
|
General Practice
|
1
|
3,750
|
3,793
|
101.15%
|
|
Histopathology
|
1
|
81
|
81
|
100.00%
|
|
Neurosurgery
|
1
|
22
|
22
|
100.00%
|
|
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
|
1
|
230
|
224
|
97.39%
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
1
|
59
|
59
|
100.00%
|
|
Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery
|
1
|
9
|
9
|
100.00%
|
|
Paediatrics
|
1
|
394
|
382
|
96.95%
|
|
Public Health Medicine
|
1
|
70
|
70
|
100.00%
|
|
Specialty
|
Level
|
Posts
|
Accepts
|
Fill Rate
|
|
Acute Internal Medicine
|
3
|
113
|
98
|
86.73%
|
|
Allergy
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
100.00%
|
|
Audio vestibular Medicine
|
3
|
9
|
6
|
66.67%
|
|
Cardiology
|
3
|
102
|
102
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Genetics
|
3
|
9
|
9
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Neurophysiology
|
3
|
10
|
10
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Oncology
|
3
|
55
|
55
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
|
3
|
13
|
7
|
53.85%
|
|
Dermatology
|
3
|
42
|
42
|
100.00%
|
|
Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus
|
3
|
75
|
75
|
100.00%
|
|
Gastroenterology
|
3
|
76
|
76
|
100.00%
|
|
Genito-urinary Medicine
|
3
|
56
|
25
|
44.64%
|
|
Geriatric Medicine
|
3
|
200
|
159
|
79.50%
|
|
Haematology
|
3
|
85
|
85
|
100.00%
|
|
Immunology
|
3
|
12
|
11
|
91.67%
|
|
Medical Oncology
|
3
|
30
|
30
|
100.00%
|
|
Medical Ophthalmology
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
Metabolic Medicine
|
3
|
12
|
9
|
75.00%
|
|
Neurology
|
3
|
61
|
58
|
95.08%
|
|
Nuclear Medicine
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
Occupational Medicine
|
3
|
14
|
12
|
85.71%
|
|
Palliative Medicine
|
3
|
53
|
53
|
100.00%
|
|
Paediatric Cardiology
|
4
|
7
|
7
|
100.00%
|
|
Rehabilitation Medicine
|
3
|
30
|
22
|
73.33%
|
|
Renal Medicine
|
3
|
70
|
70
|
100.00%
|
|
Respiratory Medicine
|
3
|
83
|
83
|
100.00%
|
|
Rheumatology
|
3
|
38
|
38
|
100.00%
|
|
Sport and Exercise Medicine
|
3
|
11
|
11
|
100.00%
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
3
|
16
|
16
|
100.00%
|
|
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
|
3
|
34
|
34
|
100.00%
|
|
Paediatrics
|
3
|
38
|
38
|
100.00%
|
|
Paediatrics
|
4
|
83
|
79
|
95.18%
|
|
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
|
4
|
74
|
55
|
74.32%
|
|
Forensic Psychiatry
|
4
|
43
|
36
|
83.72%
|
|
Forensic & Child & Adol Psychiatry
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
20.00%
|
|
General Psychiatry
|
4
|
221
|
120
|
54.30%
|
|
General & Forensic Psychiatry
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
100.00%
|
|
General Psychiatry & Med Psychotherapy
|
4
|
11
|
11
|
100.00%
|
|
General Psychiatry & Old Age Psychiatry
|
4
|
95
|
62
|
65.26%
|
|
Medical Psychotherapy
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Old Age Psychiatry
|
4
|
75
|
30
|
40.00%
|
|
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
|
4
|
60
|
14
|
23.33%
|
|
Learning Disability & Child & Adolescent Psy
|
4
|
8
|
6
|
75.00%
|
|
Forensic Psy & Medical Psychotherapy
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Combined Infection Training
|
3
|
58
|
58
|
100.00%
|
|
Diagnostic neuropathology
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
Paediatric and perinatal pathology
|
3
|
9
|
7
|
77.78%
|
|
Cardio-thoracic surgery
|
3
|
6
|
5
|
83.33%
|
|
Neurosurgery
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
General and Vascular Surgery
|
3
|
94
|
94
|
100.00%
|
|
Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery
|
3
|
20
|
11
|
55.00%
|
|
Otolaryngology
|
3
|
17
|
17
|
100.00%
|
|
Paediatric Surgery
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Plastic Surgery
|
3
|
38
|
38
|
100.00%
|
|
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
|
3
|
125
|
96
|
76.80%
|
|
Urology
|
3
|
44
|
44
|
100.00%
|
|
Anaesthetics
|
3
|
411
|
411
|
100.00%
|
|
Intensive Care Medicine
|
3
|
249
|
240
|
96.39%
|
|
Emergency Medicine
|
3
|
46
|
33
|
71.74%
|
|
Emergency Medicine
|
4
|
46
|
39
|
84.78%
|
2020/21 Final Fill Rate Position – Northern Ireland
|
Training Programme
|
Level
|
Posts
|
Accepts
|
Fill Rate
|
|
ACCS Acute Medicine/Internal Medicine
|
1
|
53
|
53
|
100.00%
|
|
ACCS Anaesthetics/Core Anaesthetics
|
1
|
16
|
16
|
100.00%
|
|
Cardio-thoracic surgery
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
General Practice
|
1
|
111
|
116
|
104.50%
|
|
Neurosurgery
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Paediatrics
|
1
|
16
|
15
|
93.75%
|
|
Specialty
|
Level
|
Posts
|
Accepts
|
Fill Rate
|
|
Clinical Genetics
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Oncology
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Medical Oncology
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Palliative Medicine
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
General and Vascular Surgery
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
100.00%
|
|
Urology
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Anaesthetics
|
3
|
21
|
21
|
100.00%
|
|
Intensive Care Medicine
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
100.00%
|
2020/21 Final Fill Rate Position – Scotland
|
Training Programme
|
Level
|
Posts
|
Accepts
|
Fill Rate
|
|
ACCS Acute Medicine/Internal Medicine
|
1
|
120
|
120
|
100.00%
|
|
ACCS Anaesthetics/Core Anaesthetics
|
1
|
72
|
72
|
100.00%
|
|
ACCS - Emergency Medicine
|
1
|
18
|
18
|
100.00%
|
|
Cardio-thoracic surgery
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Radiology
|
1
|
39
|
39
|
100.00%
|
|
Core Psychiatry Training
|
1
|
68
|
67
|
98.53%
|
|
Core Surgical Training
|
1
|
54
|
54
|
100.00%
|
|
General Practice
|
1
|
347
|
336
|
96.83%
|
|
Histopathology
|
1
|
14
|
14
|
100.00%
|
|
Neurosurgery
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
|
1
|
17
|
17
|
100.00%
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
1
|
12
|
12
|
100.00%
|
|
Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
60.00%
|
|
Paediatrics
|
1
|
30
|
29
|
96.67%
|
|
Public Health Medicine
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Specialty
|
Level
|
Posts
|
Accepts
|
Fill Rate
|
|
Acute Internal Medicine
|
3
|
10
|
9
|
90.00%
|
|
Cardiology
|
3
|
8
|
8
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Genetics
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Oncology
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
Dermatology
|
3
|
8
|
8
|
100.00%
|
|
Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
100.00%
|
|
Gastroenterology
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
100.00%
|
|
Genito-urinary Medicine
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
Geriatric Medicine
|
3
|
16
|
16
|
100.00%
|
|
Haematology
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Immunology
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Medical Oncology
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Medical Ophthalmology
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
Metabolic Medicine
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
Neurology
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Occupational Medicine
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Palliative Medicine
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
100.00%
|
|
Rehabilitation Medicine
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
75.00%
|
|
Renal Medicine
|
3
|
7
|
6
|
85.71%
|
|
Respiratory Medicine
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Rheumatology
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
100.00%
|
|
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Paediatrics
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Paediatrics
|
4
|
7
|
4
|
57.14%
|
|
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
100.00%
|
|
Forensic Psychiatry
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
100.00%
|
|
General Psychiatry
|
4
|
14
|
9
|
64.29%
|
|
General Psychiatry & Med Psychotherapy
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
General Psychiatry & Old Age Psychiatry
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
Medical Psychotherapy
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
50.00%
|
|
Old Age Psychiatry
|
4
|
9
|
6
|
66.67%
|
|
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
50.00%
|
|
Learning Disability & Child & Adolescent Psy
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Combined Infection Training
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Diagnostic neuropathology
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
Paediatric and perinatal pathology
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Cardio-thoracic surgery
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
General and Vascular Surgery
|
3
|
13
|
13
|
100.00%
|
|
Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
60.00%
|
|
Otolaryngology
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Paediatric Surgery
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Plastic Surgery
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
|
3
|
8
|
8
|
100.00%
|
|
Urology
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Anaesthetics
|
3
|
48
|
48
|
100.00%
|
|
Intensive Care Medicine
|
3
|
20
|
20
|
100.00%
|
|
Emergency Medicine
|
4
|
7
|
7
|
100.00%
|
2020/21 Final Fill Rate Position – Wales
|
Training Programme
|
Level
|
Posts
|
Accepts
|
Fill Rate
|
|
ACCS Acute Medicine/Internal Medicine
|
1
|
75
|
73
|
97.33%
|
|
ACCS Anaesthetics/Core Anaesthetics
|
1
|
36
|
36
|
100.00%
|
|
ACCS - Emergency Medicine
|
1
|
14
|
14
|
100.00%
|
|
Cardio-thoracic surgery
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Radiology
|
1
|
20
|
20
|
100.00%
|
|
Core Psychiatry Training
|
1
|
27
|
27
|
100.00%
|
|
Core Surgical Training
|
1
|
44
|
44
|
100.00%
|
|
General Practice
|
1
|
208
|
200
|
96.15%
|
|
Histopathology
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Neurosurgery
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
|
1
|
9
|
9
|
100.00%
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Paediatrics
|
1
|
24
|
23
|
95.83
|
|
Public Health Medicine
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Specialty
|
Level
|
Posts
|
Accepts
|
Fill Rate
|
|
Acute Internal Medicine
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Cardiology
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Genetics
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Oncology
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
100.00%
|
|
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
50.00%
|
|
Dermatology
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
100.00%
|
|
Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Gastroenterology
|
3
|
8
|
8
|
100.00%
|
|
Genito-urinary Medicine
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
33.33%
|
|
Geriatric Medicine
|
3
|
18
|
6
|
33.33%
|
|
Haematology
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Medical Oncology
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
100.00%
|
|
Neurology
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Palliative Medicine
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
100.00%
|
|
Rehabilitation Medicine
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
50.00%
|
|
Renal Medicine
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
100.00%
|
|
Respiratory Medicine
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
100.00%
|
|
Rheumatology
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
100.00%
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
100.00%
|
|
Paediatrics
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Paediatrics
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
83.33%
|
|
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
66.67%
|
|
Forensic Psychiatry
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
General Psychiatry
|
4
|
9
|
3
|
33.33%
|
|
Old Age Psychiatry
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
60.00%
|
|
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
Combined Infection Training
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
100.00%
|
|
Diagnostic neuropathology
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
General and Vascular Surgery
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
100.00%
|
|
Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
75.00%
|
|
Plastic Surgery
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100.00%
|
|
Urology
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
100.00%
|
|
Anaesthetics
|
3
|
24
|
24
|
100.00%
|
|
Intensive Care Medicine
|
3
|
13
|
13
|
100.00%
|
|
Emergency Medicine
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0.00%
|
|
Emergency Medicine
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
50.00%
|