๐Ÿซ€Cardiology 2026/27

Verified 9 October 2026

At a glance

Competition ratio
4โ€‰:โ€‰1
540 appsยท134 posts
Mod
Source: NHS England 2025 โ†—
Entry point
ST4
After 3 years IMT

Your training journey

Step 1
Medical School
5-6 yrs
Step 2
Foundation Training
2 yrs
Step 3
IMT
3 yrs
Current
Cardiology
5 years
ST4-ST8
Step 5
CCT

Hear from registrars and consultants

Recommended resources

Read any ECG in front of you with one practical algorithm

Essential ECG: A practical guide to recording, interpreting, and reporting ECGs with confidence

Mark Mills, Akshay Gaur and David Warriner

Essential ECG, A practical guide to recording, interpreting, and reporting ECGs with confidence

Akshay Gaur, the cardiology registrar in our tips videos, is one of the three authors. It is the clearest ECG book I have used. It starts with the heart's normal conduction system, then lead placement and the anatomical perspectives each lead gives you, then every component of a normal ECG, and it explains each one properly rather than assuming you already know it. Once that is in place it hands you a practical algorithm for reading any ECG in front of you, then makes you use it on 50 real ones, common, critical and life-threatening, each with a concise interpretation. That last section is what made it stick for me. I'd recommend it.

Application process

New for 2027
  • In 2027, UK graduates and others in the priority group are offered interviews and training posts first. Read more here.

How the process works

Applications
Applications open
Next
At 10am Thursday 19 November 2026
Applications close
At 4pm Thursday 10 December 2026
Interviews
Interview window opens
Monday 11 January 2027 Check the specific interview date for your preferred specialty before applying. Individual interview dates are published before applications open.
Interview window closes
Friday 9 April 2027
Offers
Initial offers released by
At 5pm Tuesday 13 April 2027
Hold deadline
At 1pm Wednesday 21 April 2027
Upgrade deadline
At 4pm Thursday 22 April 2027
Hierarchical deadline
At 5pm Thursday 22 April 2027
Source: NHS England, Recruitment timelines for 2027 โ†—

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We're starting right now with IMT for The Schema, but depending on which specialties get more waiting list sign ups, resource development will be focused more towards that.

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