Retrospective granting of CCT to doctors granted a CESR through the combined programme

This guide is for doctors who have previously been granted a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) under the combined programme, who want to request a CCT retrospectively, and:

• have trained in approved UK training posts for the minimum number of years required for their specialty; or,
• trained in a specialty with no minimum training time.

The combined programme is for doctors who have trained in non-approved post(s), entered an approved training programme above the first year and then completed the rest of the programme, demonstrating the curricula competencies.

You can't request to be retrospectively granted with a CCT in place of a CESR if:

• you used the full CESR/CEGPR route to specialist/GP registration, or
• you trained in the UK for less than the required minimum number of years.

If you trained in the UK for less than the required minimum number of years during your combined programme, you may be eligible for a prospective CCT certificate, instead of a retrospective one. To apply for a prospective CCT certificate on this basis, please email cct@gmc-uk.org.

Please note that if you choose to apply for a prospective CCT you will be issued a new certificate with a date on it based on the date it was granted. This date will not reflect your date of entry on to the specialist/GP register and the certificate date cannot be backdated.