Medical – Consultant – Key Documents

Listed below are the key documents relating to Consultants. Click on the reference to see the actual document.

PCS Circulars

  • PCS(DD)2024/01 – Pay and Conditions, Remuneration of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff, Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service.
  • PCS(DD)2023/01 – Pay and Conditions, Remuneration of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service.
  • PCS(DD)2022/1 – Pay and Conditions, Remuneration of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service.  Addendum to PCS(DD)2022/1
  • PCS(DD)2021/2 – Pay and Conditions, Remuneration of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service.
  • PCS(DD)2020/2 – Pay and Conditions, Remuneration of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service.
  • PCS(DD)2019/2 – Pay and Conditions, Remuneration of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff, Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service
  • PCS(DD)2018 02 – Pay and Conditions, Remuneration of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff, Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service
  • PCS(DD)(2017)01 Addendum – Payment and Conditions of Service – Remuneration of Hospital Medical and Dental staff, Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service
  • PCS(DD)2014/1 – Pay and Conditions of Service, Remuneration of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff, DOctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service 2014-15
  • PCS(DD)(2015)1 – Pay and Conditions of Service: Remuneration of; Hospital Medical and Dental Staff; Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service; Public Dental Service Staff; Dental Training Grades; Associate Advisers/Assistant Directors; Director of Postgraduate General and Dental Practice Education; GP Specialty Registrars in General Practice 2015/16
  • PCS(DD)(2016)1 – Pay and Conditions of Service: Remuneration of; Hospital Medical and Dental Staff; Doctors and Dentists in Public Health Medicine and the Community Health Service; Public Dental Service Staff; Dental Training Grades; Associate Advisers/Assistant Directors; Director of Postgraduate General and Dental Practice Education; GP Specialty Registrars in General Practice 2016/17

DL Letters

  • DL(2025)01 – Arrangements for the Distinction Awards and Discretionary Points Scheme for Consultants for 2023/24 and 2024/25.
  • DL(2016)14  – Consultant Job Planning – This Director’s letter provides updated guidance to NHS Employers in Scotland on aspects of the Consultant Job Planning process.

PMT Letters

  • PMT 3 – Partnership Letter – Progress Update
  • PMT 3a – Key issues arising from the Consultants’ Contract Event on 22 March 2004.
  • PMT 3b – Letter to NHSS on interim position on Medical Directors in relation to the Consultants’ Contract
  • PMT 3c – Letter to NHSS covering Pay Circular, Partnership, Medical Directors and data presentations.
  • PMT 7 – Partnership Letter
  • PMT 7.1 – Joint Statement with Royal Colleges
  • PMT 8 – National Partnership Group Letter on On-Call.
  • PMT 9 – Employer Group Letter on On-Call
  • PMT 9 – The Consultants Contract – On-Call Statement
  • PMT 10 – Implementing the Consultants’ Contract in Partnership
  • PMT 10.1 – Consultant Contract Formal Appeal – Model Appeals Panel Procedure.
  • PMT 11 – Payment of honorariums for appeals
  • PMT 12 – Employer Group Resident On-Call Letter
  • PMT 12.1 – Consultant Contract – Resident On-Call Statement
  • PMT 13 – Handling of fee paying work
  • PMT 14 – Recruitment and Retention Premia
  • PMT 15 – Sign-off of job plans, FAQ document and appeals list
  • PMT 16 – Implementation of the new Consultant Contract: Next steps
  • PMT 17 – Spreadsheet – Activity Data Collection for the New Consultant Contract
  • PMT 17 – Evaluation of the Consultant Contract
  • PMT 18 – Eligibility to transfer to the new contract
  • PMT 19 – Updates on cross border transfers and backpay; completing the job planning process and recording EPA activity within the new Consultant Contract.
  • PMT 20 – Introduces the Effective Job Planning Training package
  • PMT 20 – Updates on the handling of appeals, pay progressions, MCN lead roles and planned data collection.
  • PMT 22 – Updates on decisions made by the Management Steering Group on Public Holidays and Discretionary Points.
  • PMT 23 – Implementing the New Consultant Contract and Mental Health Tribunals
  • PMT 24 – Request for information regarding activities

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