Scottish NHS consultants get 3.5 per cent pay rise as union warns 'half could leave'

Senior doctors warn ‘all options on the table’ amid fury at pay rise

Medics unhappy after Health Secretary says they will receive above-inflation pay rise of 3.5 per cent

Senior medics to get above inflation pay rise, Scottish Government announces

SENIOR medics will receive an above-inflation pay uplift this year, the Scottish Government has announced ...

Scottish NHS consultants get 3.5 per cent pay rise as union warns 'half could leave'

Senior doctors and dentists in Scotland are to receive an above-inflation pay increase, backdated to April, as unions warn that "half could…

Scottish Government confirms above-inflation pay rise for senior NHS doctors and dentists

Senior medics and dentists across Scotland will receive an above-inflation pay increase at the end of September after the Scottish Government agreed to implement recommendations from an independent pay review body. Consultants, GPs, Specialty, Specialist and Associate Specialist (SAS) doctors, and dentists will receive a 3.5% pay rise for 2026-27. Salaried community and public dental workers will receive a 3.75% uplift, in recognition of the par…

Scottish doctors and dentists to receive above-inflation pay increases

The pay rise will be felt in people's pockets from September.

Above-inflation 3.5% and 3.75% increases for doctors and dentists

Senior medics and dentists will receive an above-inflation pay uplift at the end of September, after the Scottish Government agreed to implement recommendations from an independent pay review board.   Consultants, GPs, Specialty, Specialist and Associate Specialist (SAS) doctors and dentists will receive a 3.5% increase for 2026-27.