September 2026

Please see below for our KSS September bulletin.

Important Updates

Script Foundation

As a Foundation Doctor you are invited to use SCRIPT Foundation, an e-learning resource designed to improve safety and competency around prescribing, therapeutics and medicines management. SCRIPT has been specifically designed for the Foundation programme and is also mandated for PSA remediation. SCRIPT is a fully funded NHS England resource.

SCRIPT is freely available to all UK Foundation Doctors in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

SCRIPT is also used extensively throughout UK medical schools and as such you may already have an existing account. If you have an existing SCRIPT medical school account, and would like this to be transferred to SCRIPT Foundation, please login to your SCRIPT medical school account and then click on the down arrow icon to the top right of the menu. Please select ‘Transfer Request’ from the options displayed. When prompted to ‘Choose client’ please select ‘Script Foundation’ (it is at the top of the drop down list) and then fill in the requested details and submit. Accounts will be transferred within 24 hours during the working week.

If you do not have a SCRIPT account, please register a new account here: https://foundation.safeprescriber.org

Should you have any issues or queries the support team can be contacted on support@safeprescriber.org and will be happy to help you.

SFP supervision form available in Horus

The new form developed by the UKFPO Education and Support Delivery Group (EDG) is available in Horus as of 19 August 2026. The aim of the form is to support FDs to document and get written supervisor feedback on any specialised activities they undertake during their FY1 or FY2. The form can be used for any specialised activities, not just those undertaken during formal SFPs. It is optional and, once completed, can be mapped to FPCs.

The form is accessed via the FD’s portfolio: Portfolio > Sub-sections: > SFP supervision form.

More details on the purpose of the form and how to use it are on our Specialised Foundation Programme (SFP) supervision form webpage.

Important Information

Provisionally registered doctors (Foundation Year 1) must not undertake formal locum posts or activities.

Provisionally registered doctors can undertake occasional ad hoc additional/overtime shifts on their current or previous FY1 placements that have formed part of their FY1 rotation, where such work is undertaken only within the limits of their current competence and with the support of their educational supervisor. When undertaking such occasional ad hoc additional/overtime work, provisionally registered doctors should be clear with other members of their team about their current experience and level of competence.

SCRIPT – supporting safer prescribing practices

The SCRIPT programme is a collection of innovative eLearning portfolios designed to encourage safe and effective prescribing and medicines management among healthcare professionals. The SCRIPT page on the UKFPO website has been refreshed recently, see SCRIPT – Safe prescribing eLearning programme – UK Foundation Programme.

SCRIPT will enhance your knowledge and confidence in prescribing correctly, improving patient safety, therapeutics and medicines management. You will receive a certificate for each module that you complete, which can be used in your online learning portfolio. SCRIPT is easy to use. You can access the modules at a time which suits you and revisit them even after completion. You can learn more about the SCRIPT eLearning programme and how to sign up by visiting Medicine & Surgery | Safe Prescriber

  • Additional script modules were released on the 1 July 2025 and are available to all foundation doctors (F1 and F2)
  • The SCRIPT Team completed work on a new edition of the Medicine & Surgery portfolio for Foundation Schools. The new edition comes with the following enhancements:
  • Reauthoring of selected modules to maintain alignment with the underlying evidence base.
  • Redesign and splitting of larger modules into more discrete modules to reduce per module running time, whilst expanding on scope, in response to Foundation Doctor feedback.
  • Module interfaces and navigation upgraded to a new design to maintain WCAG AA compliancy for improved accessibility for those with learning difficulties.

It is a local KSS Foundation School recommendation that all F1 and F2 doctors complete 6 script modules per year prior to ARCP.  The topics are not mandated by the foundation school; however, your trust may mandate topics to support learning.

Study Leave

The KSSFS Admin Team often receive queries on how KSS Foundation Year 2 Doctors can apply for Aspirational Study Leave. For clarity, please see the process which is shown on the flow chart in the Study Leave pages SE Study Leave .

NB: Discretionary Study Leave should be applied for prospectively and not retrospectively.

2026-27 TAB (Team Assessment of Behaviour) window dates

The recommended dates for TAB are detailed below but these dates are not mandatory. Information on the TAB process can be found on the Horus Website.

Placement 1

Opens: Friday 2 October 2026

Closes: Monday 30 November 2026

Placement 2

Opens: Friday 5 February 2027

Closes: Monday 29 March 2027

Placement 3

Opens: Friday 16 April 2027

Closes: Monday 17 May 2027

KSS Contact details:

For Foundation Year 1 queries please email england.kssfoundationyear1.se@nhs.net

For Foundation Year 2 queries please email england.kssfoundationyear2.se@nhs.net

For any other queries, please email england.kssfoundationenquiries.se@nhs.net

PSA sittings 2026-2027

All sittings are scheduled to commence at 13.00.

  • Thursday 24 September 2026
  • Thursday 18 March 2027
  • Thursday 15 April 2027

enhance Programme

Hopefully, enhance will have been introduced to you as a Foundation doctor during induction and those wishing to take part will have expressed an interest. However, there is still time to participate, so please contact your local FTPD or PGMDE team if you are interested in taking part and they will be able to help you.

enhance is available to everyone who works for NHS England and you can find more information on the KSS website.

e-learning opportunities

The Foundation elearning programme covers key areas in your Foundation curriculum. It has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with NHS England elearning for healthcare (NHSE elfh) and is approved by the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO).

Foundation School Representatives

Please see details below for KSS Foundation School F1 and F2 Resident Doctor Representatives for 2026-27. Please contact your Reps with any feedback so they can bring it to the FSD. For further information on the Reps roles, please see here.

NameGradeEmail
Nicola GallagherF2 (Lead)nicola.gallagher5@nhs.net
Keshav HarivardhanF2 (Deputy)keshav.harivardhan2@nhs.net
Philippa WhitworthF1 (Lead)phillippa.whitworth@nhs.net
Alexander KhannaF1 (Deputy)alexander.khanna2@nhs.net

Courses, events, surveys and webinars

UKFPO Webinars

See the UKFPO Webinars webpage for current webinar recordings and future webinar dates. 

You may wish to draw your FDs’ and faculty’s attention to the following webinars in the UKFPO education and support catalogue:

All:

Foundation Doctors:

Supervisors:

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Invitation to join UK-REACH Cohort (Wave 7: Focus on Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act)

UK-REACH are inviting resident doctors to take part in the UK-REACH cohort study (Wave 7: Focus on Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act), part of the I-CARE (InCreAsing Retention of healthcare staff from Ethnic minority groups) study. Following the introduction of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act (a new law prioritising UK Medical Graduates for training places), we are particularly keen to understand the views of doctors, including Resident, Foundation, SAS, and Locally Employed Doctors, and are therefore inviting more doctors to join the existing UK-REACH cohort. People from all communities and ethnicities are welcome to take part in the study. Registration and further information available here.

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Humans of the Foundation Programme (HOFP)

See the first HOFP posts of the training year:

The HOFP have been collecting stories and reflections from UK Foundation Doctors for two years now, in the ‘Humans of the Foundation Programme (HOFP)’

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A case based introduction to genomics and its relevance to your everyday practice

A case based introduction to genomics and its relevance to your everyday practice.

All UK FDs are welcome, although attendance is limited to 200 individuals. This session is designed to be an interactive and engaging event. Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance, which can be uploaded to their e-portfolio and logged as core learning.

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MDRS Annual Medical & Dental Careers Conference 2027

The conference is aimed at Medical and Dental Faculty, Careers Advisers (Postgraduate and Undergraduate), Educational Supervisors, and Medical and Dental trainees with an interest in supporting career development.

Tuesday 2 March 2027 9AM – 4PM.

Further information and registration:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-career-our-future-annual-medicaldental-careers-conference-tickets-2000576969570?aff=oddtdtcreator

Full programme and speaker information will be released in due course.

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BSH Haematology Virtual Taster Day 2026

Wednesday 21st October 2026

The British Society of Haematology is running a Virtual event designed for foundation doctors, internal medicine trainees and other resident doctors who are interesting in pursuing a career in haematology. This has been run for the past few years, and it usually gets booked up quickly!

Topics this time include:

  • Day in the life of a haematology registrar and consultant
  • Tips for applying to haematology training
  • Haematology procedures
  • Interesting cases
  • Broadening horizons – haematology in the military, paediatrics, research and global

Find more info here: BSH Haem Taster Day 2026

Reminders and Guidance

Horus e-portfolio update: Combined CS/ES end of placement report

This new form went live in October 2025. It includes all the elements of the two separate forms and is the only one that needs to be completed if the CS and ES are the same person.

The form is available in the ‘Forms (start new)’ section. A blank version is available on the UKFPO Assessments webpage.

The system will suggest this form to joint CS/ESs and provide guidance on the “Forms (start new)” page.

The overview will count both CS and ES forms as complete if this one form has been completed. However, the combined form can’t be used to replace the ES end of year report.

PLEASE NOTE: A satisfactory ES end of year report is still required prior to ARCP.

TIS Checks

Please can we use this opportunity to remind Medical Education colleagues in Trusts to work with their Medical Staffing teams to regularly check Foundation Doctors’ posts on TIS, against internal records. Early recognition of any discrepancies can help us all to resolve issues quickly.

Also, if you have not already informed us of any F1s that have withdrawn from training, please do so, as we aren’t always made aware by resident doctors themselves.

Foundation Doctors taking Parental Leave

Foundation Doctors who will be taking a period of Parental Leave are required to complete the following training interruption form: https://kss.hee.nhs.uk/kss-foundation/useful-links-and-documents/ and return to england.kssfoundationenquiries.se@nhs.net. This is in addition to informing your employing Trust.

Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Training

Please click the link below for guidance regarding Less Than Full Time (LTFT) training: Less Than Full Time Training – Working across Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Foundation doctors in GP and psychiatry placements contributing to acute services     

Please see below link for guidance regarding Foundation doctors in community placements contributing to acute services: https://kss.hee.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/09/KSSFS-Foundation-doctors-in-GP-and-psychiatry-placements-contributing-to-acute-services_2.pdf

NHS employers’ guidance on induction for international medical graduates

Please see below link to guidance from NHS employers:

https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Welcoming-and-Valuing-International-Medical-Graduates-A-guide-to-induction-for-IMGs-WEB.pdf

Foundation Doctor Role and Responsibilities

For guidance, please see document “Foundation Doctor Role and Responsibilities within the Local Education Provider and Minimum Requirements for Clinical Supervision of Foundation Doctors” here.

Useful Websites and Contacts

UKFPO Bulletin:

Read the latest UKFPO bulletin (July 2026)