The Northern Ireland Foundation School has a clear policy that it is not appropriate to change segments of a balanced 2 year Foundation Programme. The posts in F1 And F2 were submitted for educational approval to PMETB. All of the posts have a balance and the combinations were carefully chosen to compliment and give broad experience in terms of medical opportunity and location.

Occasionally we do need to make changes for doctors but this is to meet their educational or professional needs. The recruitment process followed national guidelines and the posts were on offer to all who applied and each applicant received their post in open competition and were placed as per their choice and rank in the recruitment process.

If posts subsequently become vacant there is a recruitment process to fill gaps which is governed by employment law.