Who is eligible for flexible training?
Flexible training is accessible to doctors in training who have a well-founded reason for being unable to work full-time. In practice, the majority of flexible trainees are women and men who wish to look after their young children for part of the week, and there are a small number who look after other family members. Also eligible are people who have physical or mental health problems, who would like to continue their training but are unable to do so full-time. The national guidance on eligibility for flexible training is that the following groups are automatically eligible and take priority for funding (Category One): • Parent of young children who wish to spend part of the week at home • Other people with sick or dependent relatives • People who are unable, for health reasons, to work full-time Anyone training flexibly under Category One is not permitted to undertake any other paid or unpaid working, including locums. The following can apply for Category Two flexible training providi
