There is currently strong competition for most hospital posts. How to use this information sheet 2. Training posts in the NHS 3. 1.2 Study the tables within these pages on the number of posts in your chosen speciality which are held by overseas doctors. From this information you can draw some conclusions about your chances of gaining a post.
Sponsorship is linked to a training post.
Doctors are only sponsored if they have been offered a post. It is important that doctors understand that passing the PLAB in no way guarantees employment in an NHS training post. There is no link between PLAB test places and the number of training places which will become available. The most useful figures are those for grants of limited registration because this is only granted to doctors appointed to training posts at SHO and SpR grades. Initial Grants of Limited Registration last for a maximum of one year.