Pay rise for doctors in England is announced
BMJ 2018; 362 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3236 (Published 24 July 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;362:k3236
- Abi Rimmer
- The BMJ
The government has announced a one year pay rise of 1.5% for consultants, 2% for trainees, 3% for specialty doctors, and a backdated 2% for GPs.
Matt Hancock, secretary of state for health and social care for England, set out the government’s proposals for doctors’ pay in response to the latest report from the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB).1
He said that the pay award would be worth between £1150 (€1290; $1510) and £1550 for consultants, between £1140 and £2120 for specialty doctors, between £1600 and £2630 for associate specialists, between £532 and £924 for junior doctors, and around £1052 for a salaried GP with a median taxable income of £52 600.
The award would be worth £2000 to a GP contractor with a median taxable income of £100 000.
In its report the DDRB recommended a 2% minimum increase for all salaried doctors in the UK and a 2% increase for GP partners.2
In his announcement, Hancock said that from 1 …
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