NHS pay - Scotland

Thursday, 21 November 2024 10:21

NHS Scotland remains ‘the place of choice to work and train', Health Secretary Neil Gray has said, after Resident Doctors and Dentists in Training accepted a £64.1 million investment in their pay and reward package. The deal will see an 8.5% salary increase, backdated to 1 April 2024, and a further 2.3% effective from 1 October 2024. Mr Gray said: “I am very pleased that Resident Doctors, and Dentists in Training have voted to accept the Scottish Government's pay...Request free trial

The deal will see an 8.5% salary increase, backdated to 1 April 2024, and a further 2.3% effective from 1 October 2024.

Mr Gray said:

“I am very pleased that Resident Doctors, and Dentists in Training have voted to accept the Scottish Government's pay offer. This demonstrates how much we value them and ensures that NHS Scotland remains the place of choice to work and train.

“I am pleased we have been able to work together to honour the previous agreement from 2023-24 and I extend my sincere thanks to our hard-working Resident Doctors, and Dentists in Training.”

Background

The new pay deal for Residents Doctors, formerly known as Junior Doctors, means those at the start of their career will receive a salary increase of £3,418 in 2024-25. For a doctor at the end of their training, the rise will be £7,088 over the same period.

A Dentist in Training at the beginning of their career will receive a salary increase of £4,239 in 2024-25. For those at the end of their training, the rise will be £5,902 over the same period.

New 2024-25 Pay Scales

Resident Doctors

	Pay Point	Pay Scale 2023/24	Pay Scale 01 April 2024	% Uplift	£ Uplift	Pay Scale 01 October 2024	% Uplift	£ Uplift	Cumulative % increase	Total £ Increase
Foundation year 1	0	£31,082	£33,724	8.5%	£2,642	£34,500	2.3%	£776	11%	£3,418
Foundation year 1	1	£33,024	£35,831	8.5%	£2,807	£36,655	2.3%	£824	11%	£3,631
Foundation year 1	2	£34,964	£37,936	8.5%	£2,972	£38,808	2.3%	£873	11%	£3,844
Foundation year 2	0	£38,553	£41,830	8.5%	£3,277	£42,792	2.3%	£962	11%	£4,239
Foundation year 2	1	£41,075	£44,566	8.5%	£3,491	£45,591	2.3%	£1,025	11%	£4,516
Foundation year 2	2	£43,597	£47,303	8.5%	£3,706	£48,391	2.3%	£1,088	11%	£4,794
Resident Doctor	0	£40,995	£44,480	8.5%	£3,485	£45,503	2.3%	£1,023	11%	£4,508
Resident Doctor	1	£43,504	£47,202	8.5%	£3,698	£48,287	2.3%	£1,086	11%	£4,783
Resident Doctor	2	£47,007	£51,003	8.5%	£3,996	£52,176	2.3%	£1,173	11%	£5,169
Resident Doctor	3	£49,126	£53,302	8.5%	£4,176	£54,528	2.3%	£1,226	11%	£5,402
Resident Doctor	4	£51,680	£56,073	8.5%	£4,393	£57,362	2.3%	£1,290	11%	£5,682
Resident Doctor	5	£54,235	£58,845	8.5%	£4,610	£60,198	2.3%	£1,353	11%	£5,963
Resident Doctor	6	£56,793	£61,620	8.5%	£4,827	£63,038	2.3%	£1,417	11%	£6,245
Resident Doctor	7	£59,384	£64,432	8.5%	£5,048	£65,914	2.3%	£1,482	11%	£6,530
Resident Doctor	8	£61,903	£67,165	8.5%	£5,262	£68,710	2.3%	£1,545	11%	£6,807
Resident Doctor	9	£64,461	£69,940	8.5%	£5,479	£71,549	2.3%	£1,609	11%	£7,088

Dentists in Training

Pay Point	Pay Scale 2023/24	Pay Scale 01 April 2024	% Uplift	£ Uplift	Pay Scale 01 October 2024	% Uplift	£ Uplift	Cumulative % increase	Total £ Increase
Min	38,553	£41,830	8.5%	£3,277	£42,792	2.3%	£962	11%	£4,239
1	41,075	£44,566	8.5%	£3,491	£45,591	2.3%	£1,025	11%	£4,516
2	43,597	£47,303	8.5%	£3,706	£48,391	2.3%	£1,088	11%	£4,794
3	46,117	£50,037	8.5%	£3,920	£51,188	2.3%	£1,151	11%	£5,071
4	48,638	£52,772	8.5%	£4,134	£53,986	2.3%	£1,214	11%	£5,348
5	51,158	£55,506	8.5%	£4,348	£56,783	2.3%	£1,277	11%	£5,625
6	53,679	£58,242	8.5%	£4,563	£59,581	2.3%	£1,340	11%	£5,902