BMA Scotland Welcomes Minister’s Plans To Implement Pay Awards In Full

Welcoming the announcement of the Scottish Executive’s plans to introduce NHS pay awards in full in April this year – a different approach to that taken in the rest of the UK – Dr Peter Terry, chairman of the BMA in Scotland, said:

“Last year, the BMA was critical of the Scottish Executive for introducing a phased implementation of the national pay awards, in line with the approach taken in England. We are therefore pleased that today the Health Minister has adopted a unique approach, and for the first time, is choosing to implement the UK pay awards differently in Scotland by making the full award available in April this year, rather than adopting the same phased approach used in the rest of the UK.

“The Minister should be congratulated for taking this step as it reflects better the situation in NHS Scotland and hopefully this will set a precedent for the future.”