ST1 Clinical Radiology - Where to apply
Applying to England, Scotland and Wales
Many doctors choose where to apply based on geographical location. Common issues to consider include:
- Do you want to be where your friends and/or family are based?
- What type of training scheme do you want to be part of - a radiology academy or more traditional scheme?
- Do you want to continue training at the same place you did previously?
Where do you want to apply?
As part of the ST1 radiology application, you will be asked to preference your preferred training location. Below are links to each Local Education and Training Board (LETB) / Deanery. Click to find out more about the radiology training in each area. Some deaneries cover more than one training scheme (see table below).
Clinical Radiology Training Programmes
| LETB/Deanery | Training Scheme(s) |
|---|---|
| East Midlands | Leicester; Nottingham |
| East of England (Academy in Norwich) |
Cambridge; Essex, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire; Norwich |
| KSS | Kent, Surrey & Sussex |
| London (North West) | Imperial; Chelsea & Westminster; Northwick Park |
| London (North Central & East) | Royal Free; St Barts & the Royal London; University College Hospital |
| London (South) | Guy's & St Thomas'; King's College; St George's |
| North East | Newcastle upon Tyne; Teeside |
| North West | Manchester; Mersey |
| Scotland East | East Scotland (Dundee) |
| Scotland North | North Scotland (Aberdeen) |
| Scotland South East | South East Scotland (Edinburgh) |
| Scotland West | West Scotland (Glasgow) |
| South West (Severn) | Bristol |
| South West (Peninsula) (Academy in Plymouth) |
Plymouth & Peninsula |
| Thames Valley | Oxford |
| Wales | South Wales; North Wales |
| Wessex | Portsmouth & Southampton |
| West Midlands | North Staffordshire (Stoke on Trent); West Midlands (Birmingham) |
| Yorkshire and the Humber (Academy in Leeds) |
Leeds/Bradford; Hull & East Yorkshire; Sheffield |
Radiology Academies
Academy teaching at Leeds Teaching Hospitals
In response to the national shortage of Radiologists, the Department of Health and the Royal College of Radiologists developed 4 centres (or academies) dedicated to training more radiologists. These academy schemes take on more trainees than other schemes of similar sizes and teach through a mixture of clinical experience, tutorials, simulators, imaging banks, and classic teaching methods. Find out more about the 4 radiology academies:
Peninsula Radiology Academy (Plymouth)
Norwich Radiology Academy (Norwich)
Leeds Bradford Radiology Academy (Leeds)
National Imaging Academy Wales (Pencoed, Wales)
Applying to Northern Ireland
Applications to Northern Ireland are handled differently to the rest of the UK. For more information, visit the Northern Ireland Medical & Dental Training Agency .
Further resources
- Medical and Dental Recruitment Selection (HEE)
http://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk - GMC National Training Survey Results
http://www.gmc-uk.org/education/surveys.asp
