Group of junior doctors protesting with Prof Phil Banfield Group of junior doctors protesting with Prof Phil Banfield

Pay campaign for resident doctors in Scotland

Resident doctors in Scotland have suffered pay detriment since 2008. Learn more about our campaign.

Resident doctors vote to accept pay offer

 

The Scottish resident doctors committee has reached a pay offer that was accepted by members in a consultative vote.

 

About the pay offer

 

About our campaign

Pay erosion means that the starting salary for an FY1 in Scotland is as low as £29,036 (i.e. £27,653 + 5% supplement for unbanded posts). It means the basic hourly rate for a newly qualified FY1 doctor is as low as £14 per hour (based on a 40 hour week).

We do not believe that resident doctors are worth 23.5% less than their counterparts who were working in 2008.

We are calling for full pay restoration for resident doctors to 2008 levels to make up for this long term, demoralising and undermining deterioration in pay (compared to inflation as measured by the Retail Price Index, RPI).

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Junior doctors have changed their title to ‘resident doctors’

As of 18 September, all references to junior doctors in BMA communications have been changed to ‘resident doctors’.

 

Making up nearly 25% of all doctors in the UK, this cohort will now have a title that better reflects their huge range of skills and responsibilities. 

 

Find out more about why junior doctors are now known as 'resident doctors'.