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FAQ

Questions, answered.

What's free, what £14.99 covers, and how Oriel Ranker works.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Hospital Explorer is MedRank’s map and search tool for UK training hospitals. See CQC ratings and GMC trainee satisfaction side by side, filter and sort by score or region, compare up to 3 hospitals, then open a full profile or add a site to your rotation.

Upload your Oriel export and MedRank matches each rotation to real hospitals automatically. Use Smart Rank to order by quality, distance, commute, or a balanced score, review placements on a map, then export your ranked list or apply back to Oriel in one click.

Yes. Sign in to save rotations and come back later. Share rotations with secure links at no extra cost. Hospital Explorer is free to use as well.

Hospital Explorer, Rotation Builder (save and share when signed in), and shared rotation links are free. Oriel Ranker costs £14.99 when you upload your Oriel list. That one payment turns your export into ranked placements. Ranking, reordering, and export stay free after that, and trainee GMC data stays unlocked permanently on your account.

No. There is no monthly fee and nothing auto-renews. You pay £14.99 once when you are ready to upload your Oriel list. Explore hospitals and build rotations for free before that.

When you upload your Oriel export in Oriel Ranker, not before. You can explore Hospital Explorer, try Rotation Builder, and read hospital profiles without paying. Buy a credit when you are ready to upload.

One upload of your Oriel list, any size (including large uploads that finish in more than one pass). MedRank matches placements to hospitals, unlocks Smart Rank and one-click apply back to Oriel, saves your workflow, and permanently unlocks trainee GMC detail on your account.

Ranking, reordering, exporting, and applying your list back to Oriel. Your workflow stays saved. Trainee GMC data stays unlocked on your account. You do not pay again to tweak your order or export.

If the upload fails or is replaced by a newer upload, the credit goes back on your account. You are not charged twice for the same attempt. Contact support if something looks wrong.

Yes, if you upload a new Oriel export (for example a different specialty or application round). Each upload uses one credit. Credits stack on your account until you use them.

All NHS regions: 500+ hospitals across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

CQC data is from January 2026. GMC trainee satisfaction covers the 2025 and 2026 National Training Surveys.

No. MedRank is an independent platform using publicly available data from the GMC and CQC.