Standard Operating Procedures

This page contains the nationally approved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for England aligned to the principles of ‘A Reference Guide for Postgraduate Foundation and Specialty Training in the UK’ (‘the Gold Guide’) and ‘A Reference Guide for Postgraduate Dental Core and Specialty Training’ (‘The Dental Gold Guide’).

You can access the nationally approved Standard Operating Procedures here - updated August 2023.

There may be operational variation on how the detail is carried out in different localities. Therefore, you are encouraged to access local documentation which will be aligned to the national SOPs and Gold Guide. A list of local office websites can be found below:

HEE East Midlands

HEE East of England

HEE Kent, Surrey & Sussex

HEE London

HEE North East 

HEE North West

HEE Peninsula

HEE Severn

HEE Thames Valley

HEE Wessex

HEE West Midlands

HEE Yorkshire & Humber