Training Extensions
A new Post Graduate Dean was appointed last year at the deanery. Since than the rules regarding extensions to training, set out in the Gold Guide, have been applied more strictly.
Trainees will be able to have additional aggregated training time. In the hospital specialties this will be up to one year within the total duration of the training programme (up to six months for core training, and one year across both core and higher specialty training).
Exceptionally, this additional training time may be extended at the discretion of the Postgraduate Dean but with an absolute maximum of two years in hospital specialties within the total duration of the training programme (up to one year for core training, and two years across both core and higher specialty training)
What this means for you:
- Only 6 months extensions will be available at CT level. A further 6 months will require application to the Post Graduate Dean.
- A maximum of 1 year is available at CT level
- ST4 extensions will need to take into account previous extensions at CT level.
- ST4 extensions more than 1 year (including CT extensions) will require application to the Post Graduate Dean.
- A maximum of 2 years is available at ST level (including CT extensions)
This information is available in the ARCP section of the Website