Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration 2023 to 2024: Scottish evidence

Written evidence submitted to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) by the Scottish Government for the 2023 to 2024 pay round.


J. Conclusions and Recommendations

401. Our remit letter to the DDRB from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care confirms the parameters which we wish the DDRB to work within for their 2023-24 Report.

402. We are acutely conscious of the uncertainty, volatility and ambiguity surrounding the financial and economic landscape facing the country as a whole, and each of its constituent nations. We remain aware of the pressures facing individuals, and in particular the unique complexities facing junior doctors at the early stages of their careers. As such ate we ask the DDRB whether they feel that a specific recommendation for this particular medical cohort is required.

403. The Scottish Government continues to value the independent view which the DDRB offers on doctors' and dentists' pay. We recognise the role that they play in helping to determine pay levels for NHSScotland medical and dental staff. We therefore invite you to consider this evidence and make recommendations for the year from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

Contact

Email: HealthWorkforceMedicalandDentalTeam@gov.scot

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