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For Trainees Enquiring About Training Less Than Full Time (LTFT) 21

• How do I apply for LTFT training? (all grades)
• Which region do I apply to if I wish to train LTFT?
• Am I eligible to train LTFT?
• What are Category 2 LTFT Applications?
• What evidence do I need to provide to train LTFT under Category 1?
• What evidence do I need to provide to train LTFT under Category 2?
• How long can I train LTFT for?
• Can my request to work LTFT be declined?
• How soon can I start to train LTFT?
• How will the trust be notified I wish to train LTFT?
• I have just been offered a post in a training programme at national recruitment, can I train LTFT?
• I have been appointed to a LAT post in national recruitment, can I train LTFT?
• I am a London trainee but I have been allocated to an East of England Trust. Do I need to fill in any additional paperwork if I am working in a trust within East of England?
• How many sessions can I work whilst training LTFT?
• Can I increase or decrease the number of sessions I am working whilst training LTFT?
• How do I notify Health Education London and the South East of changes to my working pattern?
• I am dual-accrediting, which specialty should I select when completing the application form?
• How long will my request take to process?
• What should I do if I am going on, or returning from maternity leave?
• Is any of my maternity leave accredited for training?

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For Trainees Who Have Been Accepted for Less Than Full Time Training (LTFT) 17

• How much notice do I need to provide if I want to return to full time training?
• Am I allowed to work locums as a LTFT trainee?
• Why is there a cap on LTFT trainees working locums?
• Can LTFT trainees insist on doing on-call?
• Is it possible to be exempted from on-call?
• How much study leave do I get?
• Will my training be extended because I am working LTFT?
• How do I find out my new CCT date?
• Can I transfer my LTFT status from one region of the country to London and the South East?
• How often will I have an ARCP whilst I am LTFT?
• Is the ‘period of grace’ that follows completion of training extended pro rata for LTFT trainees?
• How do slot shares work?
• What happens if the slot share breaks down?
• How do I organise Keep in Touch (KiT) days?
• What date should I put I am returning to work at the trust? (after annual leave has finished)
• How much will I be paid as a LTFT trainee?
• Who do I notify that I am going on maternity leave?

LTFT Trainee Applicant Guide 1

• LTFT Trainee Applicant Guide

LTFT Emergency Medicine Pilot 2

• I am a current Emergency Medicine Trainee and want to apply for Less Than Full Time Training under the LTFT Training Pilot for Higher Emergency Medicine Trainees, how do I?
• I was approved to train LTFT under the 2017-2018 LTFT Training Pilot for Higher Emergency Medicine Trainees, do I need to reapply?