Ledled y DU, mae gan feddygon sy'n cael lle ar raglen hyfforddi ymarferwyr cyffredinol yn y DU hawl i ohirio dyddiad dechrau eu hyfforddiant am gyfnod hyd at 12 mis. Mae 21 o feddygon a gafodd eu recriwtio yng nghylch recriwtio 2016 naill ai wedi dechrau eu hyfforddiant ym mis Chwefror neu byddant yn ei ddechrau ym mis Awst 2017.  Mae hyn yn ychwanegol at y rheini a fydd yn dechrau eu hyfforddiant fel rhan o ffenestr recriwtio 2017.
Across the UK, doctors who achieve a place on a GP training programme are entitled to defer starting their training for a period of up to12 months, and a total of 21 doctors recruited in the 2016 recruitment rounds have either started their training in February or will start in August 2017. This is in addition to those who will start their training as part of the 2017 recruitment window.