Doctors’ pay award: what have different groups been offered, and is industrial action “inevitable”?

What is the pay award for doctors this year?“Eligible” doctors in England and Scotland will receive a 4.5% pay rise, backdated to April 2022, after the UK government accepted the recommendations of the Doctors and Dentists’ Remuneration Body (DDRB) in full.1Northern Ireland has also accepted the recommendations, but health minister Robin Swann said he was unable to move forward with them without an agreed Stormont budget.2The Welsh government has yet to announce whether doctors will receive the same award.3Which doctors will receive the pay rise?All consultants, salaried GPs, and doctors employed by trusts and health boards on locally determined contracts will receive the 4.5% uplift. It will also apply to the GP trainers’ grant and GP appraisers’ grant.For other doctors, it varies by country. In Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland the uplift will be paid only to independent contractor GPs and doctors in training. In Scotland all specialty doctors and…
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