🌍Public Health Medicine 2026/27

Verified 9 October 2026

At a glance

Competition ratio

28.5 : 1

2,710 apps·95 posts

Very high

Source: NHS England 2025 ↗

Entry point

ST1

Training length

5 years

ST1 to ST5

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Your training journey

Step 1

Medical School

5-6 yrs

Step 2

Foundation Training

2 yrs

Current

Public Health Medicine

5 years

ST1 to ST5

Step 4

CCT

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Application process

Key dates for August 2027 entry

National recruitment co-ordinated by NHS England Midlands across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Applications

Applications open

At 10am Thursday 22 October 2026

Applications close

At 4pm Thursday 19 November 2026

Interviews

Assessment centre bookings open

Expected by Wednesday 16 December 2026

Offers

Assessment centre dates

Tuesday 5 & Wednesday 6 January 2027

Notification of assessment outcome

February 2027 (date to be confirmed)

Selection centre (virtual)

March 2027 (dates to be confirmed)

Initial offers released

By 5pm Tuesday 6 April 2027 at the latest

Source: NHS England 2027 ↗

Lead recruiter

NHS England - Midlands

Selection into Public Health Specialty Training in 2026 is run by NHS England Midlands for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Applications are made via Oriel.

NHS recruitment helpdesk NHS England Public Health recruitment page

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