<aside> πŸ’‘ Hi! My name is Ramat and I’m an FY1 doctor in the UK. I created this template when I was trying to navigate ranking all 18 deaneries amidst the new UKFPO allocation system (click **here* to read more about my experience and what to expect!). It contains some of the resources I used and the table I created to help pool everything together. I hope you find this useful!*

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SOME USEFUL RESOURCES:

These are some of the resources I used when deciding what order to rank each of the 18 deaneries. There are also additional resources and information on Messly, The Student Room and Reddit.

<aside> πŸ“ SUMMARY OF FOUNDATION SCHOOLS BY THE UKFPO

https://healtheducationengland.sharepoint.com/:x:/s/UKFPOT/EUxrd_TqZvJBkq0DVqYYVPwBIO3fHkE5_bQxOZBgbk50Dg?e=jo2S8e

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<aside> πŸ“ This map below contains all the Deaneries and their respective hospitals. You can use it to gauge the size of each deanery and its proximity to other regions.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1u8IKt__tqI3hpSTyRlm8M0YW2TGBx9E&g_ep=CAISDDYuODYuMS4xNTU2MBgAIN1iKhIsNDcwODE0OTUsNDcwNzE3MDRCAkdC&g_st=ig&ll=49.839233267699655,-1.825920838623678&z=7

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<aside> πŸ’· COST OF LIVING CALCULATOR AND COMPARISON TOOL

Cost Of Living Comparison

Use this calculator to compare the cost of living between different regions across the UK

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<aside> 🩺 RANKING TABLE:

No. Foundation school Regions Cost of Living (compared to Birmingham) Apartments Public Transport Diversity Proximity to London Know all your placements from start of F1? Same trust for F1 and F2? Reviews
1 London ↑↑↑ (approx. Β£1,074.3/month without rent) 🫱🏾- Nice apartments but EXPENSIVE for single occupancy! Between Β£1250-Β£3000 πŸ‘πŸΎ πŸ‘πŸΎ N/A Yes No [Foundation Doctor’s 2023 Guide to North London
2 Oxford Aylesbury, Amersham, Ascot, Banbury,
Berkshire, Buckingham, High Wycombe,
Milton Keynes, Oxford, Reading, Slough ↑ - Oxford Β£809/month without rent - Reading Β£747/month without rent πŸ‘ŽπŸΎ- Oxford is expensive and not nice πŸ‘πŸΎ- MK and Buckingham cute flats for Β£1200 πŸ‘πŸΎ- Reading cute flats for about Β£1200 but not as much as MK πŸ‘πŸΎ- Good public transport but will have to move if F2 is in a different trust πŸ‘πŸΎ πŸ‘πŸΎ Yes No Oxford Deanery - The Student Room
3 WM Central Birmingham, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield,
West Bromwich
4 Trent Boston, Chesterfield, Derby, Grantham,
Lincoln, Mansfield, Nottingham, Burton 🫱🏾- Nottingham approx. 2h Β£35 πŸ‘ŽπŸΎ- Lincoln approx. 3h πŸ‘πŸΎ-Derby approx. 1h 30. Β£35 Yes No/Maybe [Foundation Programme at Trent JuniorDoctors.co.uk](https://juniordoctors.co.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/trent)
5 Wessex Basingstoke, Bournemouth, Dorchester,
Isle of Wight, Jersey, Poole, Portsmouth,
Salisbury, Southampton, Winchester - Bournemouth approx. Β£731.60 without rent - Southampton approx. Β£760.30 without rent πŸ‘πŸΎ πŸ‘ŽπŸΎ Yes Yes FP Choices in Wessex : r/JuniorDoctorsUK (reddit.com)
6 West Midlands North Dudley, Shrewsbury, Stoke, Telford,
Walsall, Wolverhampton,
7 KSS Ashford, Brighton, Canterbury,
Chichester, Chertsey, Dartford,
Eastbourne, Frimley, Gillingham,
Guildford, Haywards Heath, Maidstone,
Margate, Pembury, Redhill, St. Leonardson-Sea, Worthin
8 LNR Evington, Kettering, **Leicester,
Northampton**
9 Severn Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham, Gloucester,
Swindon, Taunton, Weston-Super-Mare,
Yeovil
10 West Midlands South Coventry, Hereford, Nuneaton, Warwick,
Worcester
11 NW of England Manchester, Liverpool, Leighton, Barrow-in-Furness, Isle of Man
12 East of England (EBH and East Anglia) Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire
13 Yorkshire and Humber North Yorkshire and East Coast:
Bridlington, Grimsby, Hull, Scarborough,
Scunthorpe, York
South Yorkshire: Barnsley, Doncaster,
Rotherham, Sheffield
West Yorkshire: Airedale, Bradford,
Dewsbury, Halifax, Harrogate,
Huddersfield, Leeds, Pontefract,
Wakefield
14 Wales
15 Scotland
16 Northern Newcastle, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham
17 Northern Ireland
18 Peninsula