Downloads, resources and briefing notes

  1. Summary
  2. Specialty examinations
  3. Specialty recruitment
  4. Annual review of competency progression (ARCP)
  1. Specialty destination
  2. Foundation year 1 preparedness
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Contextual reports
Description Date issued
Training pathways: analysis of the transition from the foundation programme to the next stage of training 27 November 2017 
How doctors progress through key milestones in training 21 July 2016 
Discussing factors that affect progression of doctors in training 1 April 2015 
User guides
Description Date issued
Progression dashboards - using and interpreting the data 21 June 2019 
Undergraduate specialty exam dashboard 13 May 2020 
Postgraduate specialty exam dashboard 13 May 2020 
Undergraduate ARCP dashboard 13 May 2020 
Postgraduate ARCP dashboard 13 May 2020 
Specialty destination dashboard 21 June 2019 
F1 preparedness dashboard 21 June 2019 
Undergraduate F2 recruitment dashboard 7 February 2019
Postgraduate F2 recruitment dashboard 7 February 2019
Academic publications using ARCP data
Description Date issued
Evaluating the validity of the selection measures used for the UK’s foundation medical training programme: a national cohort study 13 July 2018 
UK nationals who received their medical degrees abroad: selection into, and subsequent performance in postgraduate training: a national data linkage study 10 July 2018 
Older doctors and progression through specialty training in the UK: a cohort analysis of General Medical Council data 3 February 2015 
2020
Description Date issued
Instructions for the collection of ARCP data for 2020 
 June 2020
Exam outcomes - Instructions for the collection of data 2020 
 August 2020
Exam data collection - Guidance for recording attempts 
 September 2020
Instructions for the collection of ARCP data for 2020 - Appendix 1 
 October 2020
2019
Description Date issued
ARCP data stakeholder review 2018/19 
 April 2020
Instructions for the collection of ARCP data for 2019 
 July 2019
Exam outcomes - Instructions for the collection of data 2019 
 August 2019
2018
Description Date issued
ARCP Data Stakeholder Review Phase 1 2019 
 7 March 2019
Exam Data Stakeholder Review Phase 1 2019
 12 February 2019
Exam outcomes - Instructions for the collection of data 2018
 31 July 2018
ARCP - Instructions for the collection of data 2018
 20 July 2018
2017
Description Date issued
2017 progression reports developments  15 June 2018
Stakeholder review phase 2, briefing note 4  8 May 2018
Instructions for the collection of Exam data for 2017  20 July 2017
Instructions for the collection of ARCP data for 2017  15 June 2017
2016
Description Date issued
Instructions for the collection of exam data for 2016   4 July 2016
Instructions for the collection of ARCP/RITA data for 2016  4 July 2016
2015
Description Date issued
Instructions for the collection of exam data for 2015  June 2015
Instructions on how to use the recruitment reporting tool and interpret the data  11 March 2015
ARCP Briefing note 1 - Instructions for the collection of ARCP/RITA data for 2014-2015  3 July 2015 (revised 10 September 2015)
ARCP Frequently asked questions  29 October 2015
2014
Description Date issued
Instructions for the collection of exam data for 2014  2014
ARCP Briefing note 1 - Instructions for the collection of ARCP/RITA data for 2013-2014  25 June 2014 (revised on 30 September 2014)
ARCP Briefing note 2 - Summarising changes to the ARCP data collection tool  5 September 2014
ARCP Briefing note 3 - Announcing the release of the ARCP reports  27 February 2015
ARCP Frequently asked questions 2014  5 September 2014
2013
Description Date issued
ARCP Briefing note 1 - Instructions for deaneries on the collection of ARCP/RITA data for 2012-2013  30 August 2013
ARCP Briefing note 2 - Instructions for foundation schools on the collection of ARCP data for 2012-2013  27 September 2013 (appendix 1 was revised 14 October 2013)
ARCP Briefing note 3 - Announcing that ARCP data downloads are available  16 April 2014
ARCP Briefing note 5 -Announcing that updated ARCP reports are available  22 August 2014 
2012
Description Date issued
ARCP Briefing note 1 - Instructions on the collection of ARCP/RITA data for 2011-2012  30 May 2012
ARCP Briefing note 2 - Update to briefing note 1  7 September 2012
Proposal for exam data to be supplied at individual training level 22 November 2012
ARCP Briefing note 3 - Assessment of the collection and request for feedback  26 November 2012
ARCP Briefing note 4 - Summary of feedback on the collection  10 January 2013
ARCP Briefing note 5 - Announcing the release of the reports  31 January 2013
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