Section 5 “UK Foundation Programme”, “UK specialty training programme” etcI1I2
United Kingdom
“UK Foundation Programme” means—
an acceptable programme for provisionally registered doctors within the meaning of the Medical Act 1983 (see section 10A of that Act), or
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.
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.
“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 UK Foundation Programme,
a programme wholly in the area of public health,
a programme for which the majority of training takes place outside the United Kingdom, or
a programme described or specified in regulations made by the appropriate authority.
“Relevant qualifying UK programme”, in relation to an applicant for a UK specialty training programme, means—
where their application is for the first or only stage of a UK specialty training programme, a UK Foundation Programme;
in any other case, the previous stage of the UK specialty training programme or a UK Foundation Programme.
“Eligible applicant”, in relation to a training programme, means an applicant who meets the eligibility criteria for the programme.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 8(2)
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S. 5 in force at 6.3.2026 by S.I. 2026/221, reg. 2