Please note that from February 2026, there will be no mandatory requirement to complete out of hours shifts in ST3 GP posts. The full UUC capability can be achieved within your practice, however should you wish to persue a career in out of hours, these name of the providers within the North East & North Cumbria region are at the bottom of this webpage.

Summary of processes for Urgent & Unscheduled Care Training in General Practice Training

In the New Curriculum, requirements for Out of Hours (OOH) training have been replaced by a requirement for postgraduate doctors in training to gain capabilities in ‘urgent and unscheduled care’(UUC). These specific capabilities are in turn mapped to the broader thirteen capability areas (please see appendix 1 below for details.)

Educational Supervisors will no longer be required to ‘sign off’ postgraduate doctors in training as competent for OOH care at the final ARCP Panel. The capabilities required to provide UUC/OOH will be assessed as part of the overall ESR.

However, postgraduate doctors in training still have a contractual responsibility to complete a certain number of OOH sessions in ST3.

Please see the following UUC guidance document for more information.