NHS England
Anaesthetics CT1 and ACCS Anaesthetics Recruitment 2027
22 Oct – 19 Nov 2026
For doctors applying to Anaesthetics and ACCS Anaesthetics CT1 for the August 2027 intake.
Applications open, 10am · close 19 Nov, 4pm
MSRA invitations
Apply on Oriel from 10am on 22 Oct 2026 to 4pm on 19 Nov 2026; MSRA window 5 to 20 Jan 2027, interviews 23 Feb to 19 Mar 2027, offers by 6 Apr 2027.
What happens when
Applications open, applications close, MSRA opens, offers released, interview invitations, interviews, offers released and hold deadline: an email the week before each.
- Applications open22 Oct, 10am
- Applications close19 Nov, 4pm
- MSRA invitations14 Dec
- MSRA opens5 Jan 2027
- MSRA closes20 Jan 2027
- Offers released10 Feb 2027
- Interview invitations16 Feb 2027
- Sub-specialty preferences open17 Feb 2027
- Book your interview by18 Feb 2027, 5pm
- Interviews23 Feb 2027
- Interviews end19 Mar 2027
- Offers released6 Apr 2027, 5pm
- Hold deadline9 Apr 2027, 9am
- Upgrade deadline14 Apr 2027, 4pm
- Paperwork must be submitted by28 Apr 2027
What scores for Anaesthetics CT1 (incl. ACCS Anaesthetics).
Part 3 of the form was removed, so nothing you present is scored. Put the time into the MSRA instead.
What is scored
| Presentations and publications | Not scored |
|---|---|
| MSRA | 15% |
| Interview | 85% |
ANRO: CT1 Anaesthetics Applicant Guidance Aug 2026 v2 · 7 Sep 2026. Part 3 removal and the absence of a CT1 self-assessment confirmed; self-assessment applies at ST4 only.
The MSRA.
Other windows.
Dr Robert Baxter22 Oct – 19 Nov 2026
Email me before applications openApplications open 22 Oct, 10am
Checked against NHSE’s pages · updated 16 Oct 2026