2 hopsitals need to swap for prereg

[star21]

ok so I accepeted a hops pre -reg offer but not signed a contract apprently ill get contract in summer 2010! now i just found out i got great ormand street and want to swap is this allowed how can i resolve this sticky situation?
thanks

[Nik]

Have you verbally accepted the first offer? If so then this is seen as a legal contract. RPSGB say that "verbal and written acceptance must be honoured other than in the most exceptional circumstances, i.e those which are beyond their control or which they could justify as being professionally acceptable". If they pressured you into accepting before you heard from Great Ormand Street contact the Pre-reg division of the RPSGB. Employers' best practice guidelines stipulate they should give no less than 3 days after offering a place for students to respond back to them.

[Rafael]

just ring and apologies, so they can offer the place to someone else. they will be fine with that... if asked for a reason, say you found a place near home so you would not pay rent for a year.

[Nik]

just ring and apologies, so they can offer the place to someone else. they will be fine with that

I'm not so sure about that mate. Although to be fair star21 it seems slightly bizarre that they won't give you the contract till next summer.

[star21]

yeh no contract till sumemr next yr i guess i can hold that against them

but what if you dont want to do pharmacy anymore or something and you want to pull out its seems silly theyd make you even if you havent signed anything ...

[Nik]

Contact the pre-reg division they'll be able to advise you. It MAY be possible to get out of your first offer although there would have to be a "professionally acceptable" reason to do so.