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The PGMDE Support Portal is used for applicants to find information relating to recruitment activity.
Please access the portal below, use the search function for FAQs or submit an applicant enquiry form if you cannot find the answers you are looking for.
In collaboration with NHS England, HEIW (Wales) and NES (Scotland), the RPS has published answers to commonly asked questions regarding the National Recruitment Scheme.

If you were successful during the recruitment round of 2025, we congratulate you on securing a Foundation Training Pharmacist Programme position for 2026-27. Your employer will contact you in due course with further information regarding arranging employment contracts during Spring.

During May, we will circulate communications to you regarding next steps, please look out for emails during this time.
If you need to get in touch with regional Pharmacy teams, please visit the 'Employer information and FAQs' page above where email addresses to get in touch with your regional team are available.
Please continue to refer to the applicant handbook for all the information you need.

Please see below for a webinar developed in partnership with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Health Education and Improvement Wales, NHS Education Scotland and the British Pharmaceutical Student Association to discuss key aspects of the National Recruitment Scheme and to answer applicant questions. The full webinar recording is free to access and available below.