Consultants in England to vote on new pay deal

The BMA and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association are to put a pay offer to consultants in England after negotiations with the government.The offer is for 4.95% investment in pay for this financial year, in addition to the 6% pay uplift already awarded for this year. If the offer is accepted the changes will come into force in January 2024 but will be paid retrospectively in April 2024.The new offer makes provision for much needed changes to the structure of the consultants’ pay scale, said the BMA, which will result in fewer points at which pay increases. Consultants will reach the top of the pay scale five years sooner than under the current scheme.All consultants will receive the 6% increase in 2023-24 agreed in July,1 and most will receive an additional uplift of up to 12.8%, depending on their pay point, and this will apply from January. For example,…
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