Table 1

Categorisation of survey respondents' preferred specialty training programmes and available training places in 2016

Places made available by HEE for 2016*1st preference for application (our survey)
Training programmeCategorisationnPer centnPer cent
ACCS Emergency MedicineAcute hospital specialties2985487
Anaesthetics and ACCS Anaesthetics45989012
Core Medical Training and ACCS Acute Medicine10361816222
Core Surgical Training5069628
Obstetrics and Gynaecology2094324
Paediatrics and Child Health3165618
Total28244945562
Cardiothoracic Surgery Other hospital specialties50.130.4
Clinical Radiology2054264
Histopathology651142
Neurosurgery220.451
Ophthalmology601111
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery30.110.1
Psychiatry2805375
640119713
Community Sexual and Reproductive Health Community-based specialties50.181
General Practice22963916723
Public Health56181
Total23574018325
Total5821735
  • *27ACCS, acute core common stem programmes; initial multicompetency training prior to specialisation.