Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026
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5 “UK Foundation Programme”, “UK specialty training programme” etc
(1) The following definitions have effect for the purposes of sections 1 to 3. (2) “UK Foundation Programme” means— (a) an acceptable programme for provisionally registered doctors within the meaning of the Medical Act 1983 (see section 10A of that Act), or (b) a programme that is designed to follow on from an acceptable programme for provisionally registered doctors, which lasts for up to a year and which is used primarily for the training of newly registered doctors. (3) In subsection (2), “newly registered doctor” means a person who has been registered as a fully registered medical practitioner under section 3 of the Medical Act 1983 within the previous six months. (4) “UK specialty training programme” means a programme of training required for or leading towards the award of a certificate of completion of training under section 34L of the Medical Act 1983 but does not include— (a) a UK Foundation Programme, (b) a programme wholly in the area of public health, (c) a programme for which the majority of training takes place outside the United Kingdom, or (d) a programme described or specified in regulations made by the appropriate authority. (5) “Relevant qualifying UK programme”, in relation to an applicant for a UK specialty training programme, means— (a) where their application is for the first or only stage of a UK specialty training programme, a UK Foundation Programme; (b) in any other case, the previous stage of the UK specialty training programme or a UK Foundation Programme. (6) “Eligible applicant”, in relation to a training programme, means an applicant who meets the eligibility criteria for the programme.
5 “UK Foundation Programme”, “UK specialty training programme” etc
(1) The following definitions have effect for the purposes of sections 1 to 3. (2) “UK Foundation Programme” means— (a) an acceptable programme for provisionally registered doctors within the meaning of the Medical Act 1983 (see section 10A of that Act), or (b) a programme that is designed to follow on from an acceptable programme for provisionally registered doctors, which lasts for up to a year and which is used primarily for the training of newly registered doctors. (3) In subsection (2), “newly registered doctor” means a person who has been registered as a fully registered medical practitioner under section 3 of the Medical Act 1983 within the previous six months. (4) “UK specialty training programme” means a programme of training required for or leading towards the award of a certificate of completion of training under section 34L of the Medical Act 1983 but does not include— (a) a UK Foundation Programme, (b) a programme wholly in the area of public health, (c) a programme for which the majority of training takes place outside the United Kingdom, or (d) a programme described or specified in regulations made by the appropriate authority. (5) “Relevant qualifying UK programme”, in relation to an applicant for a UK specialty training programme, means— (a) where their application is for the first or only stage of a UK specialty training programme, a UK Foundation Programme; (b) in any other case, the previous stage of the UK specialty training programme or a UK Foundation Programme. (6) “Eligible applicant”, in relation to a training programme, means an applicant who meets the eligibility criteria for the programme.
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