The BMA has called on the Government to restore the doctors pay review process in England to its original purpose, as a new survey shows more than 80% of ...
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Union calls for privately employed NHS staff to get pay increase
BBC News - August 2nd, 2021
Cleaners, porters, catering assistants, security guards and other health staff employed by private companies should receive the same pay rise as NHS staff...
Chancellor freezes NHS pension lifetime allowance sparking fears of doctor exodus
By Mike Broad - March 3rd, 2021
Many NHS doctors will retire early or reduce their hours following pension changes announced in the 2021 Budget. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has placed a f...
NHS consultants receive 2.8% pay rise following coronavirus heroics
By Mike Broad - July 21st, 2020
Hospital consultants and staff grade, associate specialist and specialty doctors (SAS) doctors are to receive a pay uplift of 2.8% this year. However,...
NHS consultants receive 2.5% pay rise but no word on pension taxation
By Mike Broad - July 22nd, 2019
NHS consultants are to receive a pay rise of 2.5% this year, the Government has revealed. Specialty and Associate Specialist doctors in England will rec...
NHS junior doctors vote in favour of improvements to their contract
By Mike Broad - July 1st, 2019
Juniors have voted in favour in the referendum to support improvements to the 2016 contract. Eighty-two per cent of the BMA doctors who voted – or 9,4...
Gender pay gap continues in medicine with men dominating consultant positions
By Mike Broad - April 12th, 2019
The continued dominance of men in senior medical positions is one of the main causes of the gender pay gap in medicine, an NHS review led by a UCL academic...
Consultant Contract delayed until the New Year as negotiations falter over poor pay rise
By Mike Broad - September 20th, 2018
The ongoing consultant contract negotiations between the BMA and NHS Employers have been further delayed. After years of negotiations, a new consultant ...
RCN chief steps down in wake of row over ‘misrepresented’ NHS pay deal
The Independent - August 23rd, 2018
The head of the trade union and professional body which represents 435,000 nurses, midwives and students has stepped down in the face of criticism over how...
Government accused of giving NHS consultants a 0.75% pay rise for this year
By Mike Broad - July 27th, 2018
The Chair of the BMA Consultants Committee has attacked the Government over the "derisory and outrageous" pay rise offered to consultants. The Governmen...
