Inter Deanery Transfers (IDTs)

There are two IDT Application Windows per year:

Inter Deanery Transfer application window timelines can be found here.

The national process has been established by the Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans (COPMeD), Health Education England (HEE), Northern Ireland Medical & Dental Training Agency, NHS Education for Scotland, Wales Deanery and the British Medical Association (BMA) in order to provide a consistent, robust and transparent process for allowing trainees to transfers around the UK. This centralised transfer process aims to provide trainees and regional colleagues with a consistent, transparent and robust service. For this reason, it will not be possible to depart from or be flexible with the published processes, timelines and criteria.

The national Inter Deanery Transfer (IDT) team cannot accept any applications or facilitate any transfers outside of the process or nationally agreed timelines. There are no exceptional circumstances where the national IDT team will accept any late applications or facilitate a transfer outside of the nationally agreed process.

Eligibility Criteria Change For Transfers Between UK Countries

Resident Doctors and learners can now move between any of the Nations on an ARCP Outcome 1, 2, or 3.

Due to recent legislation changes on Immigration, trainees on a Tier 2 visa are now eligible to apply between Nations. Please seek advice from the relevant National Sponsorship team when applying for an IDT.

Applications and Criteria

If you would like to apply for a inter deanery transfer, it is important that you read the information on the national website to find out about the process, eligibility criteria and application requirements.

Jennifer Shaw - IDT Regional Advisor
NHS England – North West
Covering All Hospital and Community Care Specialities, and Public Health Applications
Email: england.nw.idt@nhs.net