Book Description

This is the 38th report from the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists Remuneration (Cm. 7579, ISBN 9780101757928), The Review Body was appointed in 1971, and is an independent body which makes recommendations to the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Health, the First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing of the Scottish Parliament, the First Minister and Minister for Health and Social Services in the Welsh Assembly Government and the First Minister, Deputy First Minister and Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety of the Northern Ireland Executive. The publication is divided into 9 chapters, with 8 appendices. Chapter 1: Economic and general considerations; Chapter 2: Main pay recommendations for 2009-10; Chapter 3: General medical practitioners; Chapter 4: General dental practitioners; Chapter 5: Salaried primary dental care services; Chapter 6: Ophthalmic medical practitioners; Chapter 7: Doctors and dentists in hospital training; Chapter 8: Consultants; Chapter 9: Specialty doctors and associate specialists. The recommendations include: 1.5% increase to the national salary scales for doctors and dentists; an increase in the budget for higher Clinical Excellence Awards should be increased in line with the increase in the number of consultants eligible for the award and that commitment awards, distinction awards and discretionary points be increased by 1.5%; an increase in general medical practitioners' net income of 1.5% after allowing for movement in their expenses; that the minimum and maximum of the salary range for salaried general medical practitioners be increased by 1.5%; that the supplement for general medical practitioner registrars entering training placements on or after 1 April 2009 be reduced from 50% to 45%; that the general medical practitioner trainers' grant be increased by 1,5%; that the supplements for London weighting remain at existing levels; that there be an increase in general dental practitioners' net income of 1.5%.