๐Ÿ’žCommunity Sexual & Reproductive Health 2025/26

Verified 9 October 2026

At a glance

Competition ratio
98.5โ€‰:โ€‰1
1,379 appsยท14 posts
Extreme
Source: NHS England 2025 โ†—
Entry point
ST1

Your training journey

Step 1
Medical School
5-6 yrs
Step 2
Foundation Training
2 yrs
Current
Community Sexual & Reproductive Health
6 years
ST1 to ST6
Step 4
CCT

Hear from doctors in the specialty

Recommended resources

Medical Interviews, A Comprehensive Guide to CT, ST and Registrar Interview Skills

In its fifth edition, from ISC Medical

Know how the marking scheme works before you walk in

Medical Interviews: A Comprehensive Guide to CT, ST and Registrar Interview Skills

Olivier Picard, Dan Wood, Sebastian Yuen, Rachael Harlow and Evelyn Mensah

120 interview questions taken apart, with the techniques and hot topics behind them, written to show what the marking schemes reward. Core training, ST and registrar interviews, including IMT, CST and ACCS. 320 pages.

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.

Key dates for August 2026 entry

National recruitment co-ordinated by NHSE East of England across England and Scotland.

The expected duration of this programme is 6 years, although the actual duration may depend on the circumstances of the individual.

Applications
Applications open
At 10am Thursday 23 October 2025 (GMT)
Applications close
At 4pm Thursday 20 November 2025 (GMT)
Offers
NROs instructed to register applicants with Pearson VUE
Tuesday 25 November 2025
MSRA
Invitation to book MSRA
By 4pm Monday 15 December 2025
MSRA test window
Tuesday 6 January to Monday 19 January 2026
MSRA results released
Thursday 12 February 2026
Interviews
Invitation to book interview slot
At 2pm Wednesday 18 February 2026
Interview dates
Tuesday 17 & Wednesday 18 March 2026
Offers
Preferences window
Week commencing Monday 23 March 2026
Initial offers released
By 5pm Tuesday 31 March 2026 (GMT)
Holding deadline
At 1pm Thursday 2 April 2026 (GMT)
Upgrade deadline
At 4pm Wednesday 8 April 2026 (GMT)
Source: NHSE East of England / CoSRH 2026 โ†—
Lead recruiter

NHSE East of England

Co-ordinates the national process for recruiting trainees into CSRH ST1 posts. Applicants preference all available posts in CSRH across England and Scotland.

Top-rated trusts for Community Sexual & Reproductive Health, as rated by doctors

Get ready for your Community Sexual & Reproductive Health interview

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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