The York GP Training Scheme has been running for over 30 years, being one of the original British training schemes, and so it has a wealth of experience to offer to aspiring young General Practitioners.

The scheme is centred on York, but runs into some of the attractive surrounding villages.  It also stretches North into the moors to the charming market town of Kirkby Moorside, South to Selby, West to Sherburn-in-Elmet and East to Market Weighton.

York VTS has a long tradition of excellence and innovation.  There are a variety of posts to suit all learning needs.  From structured three year schemes to six month stand-alone posts, there is something for everyone.  The excellent facilities of the York District Hospital offer a wide variety of SHO posts, providing a combination of good experience and teaching.  To compliment this, there are a number of exciting innovatory community-based posts in many specialties, ranging from Palliative Care to Women’s Health.  And, finally there are over 30 varied practices to choose from in all sorts of locations.

More recently the two separate York and Scarborough schemes have started to share some of their activities, with the intention of offering an even wider range of educational experiences for GP registrars. These shared activities are usually for a period of 24 to 48 hours, to maximise the time spent on education and minimise the time spent travelling.

York is a historic city of great character and with its beautiful Minster and medieval streets, it is the next most visited city in England after London. Situated in the Vale of York, with the river Ouse running through the heart of the city, York is perfectly situated for the Yorkshire Dales to the West, the Yorkshire Moors to the North and the many seaside towns to the East. At the same time, it is only two hours from the heart of London by train. With two theatres, good sporting facilities and a wide variety of interesting restaurants, it has excellent recreational facilities.

York is also privileged to have a University. The attractive campus is based in the green belt area around Heslington, on the outskirts of York itself. The VTS is both well-placed and fortunate to be able to draw on some the expert resources available at the University.  Since the opening of the new Hull York Medical School in September 2003, we have developed links with undergraduate educationalists, and a number of our training practices now take medical students.

What's on in York

Modern married or single accommodation is available to rent during the hospital posts at York.   Some of the Training Practices have accommodation attached to them.  These are listed in section on The GP Practice Posts