ALT We are extremely disappointed by UKFPO’s recent announcement from the UK health bodies, that all applications for SFP are to be brought within the Preference Information Allocation (PIA) system. By removing the opportunity for foundation programmes to select the most suitable candidates, this change will undermine the purpose and continued viability of these programmes and the hard work that students have put in so far to apply to the SFP. We expressed our concerns multiple times to the UKFPO Board and lobbied against making changes to the SFP process, but this decision was made by the UK Health bodies despite clear opposition from medical students and academics.