Written Question · S2W-20209 · Session 2
What the average remuneration was of (a) general practitioners and (b) consultants in 1997 and what it estimates it will be for each catego…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average remuneration was of (a) general practitioners and (b) consultants in 1997 and what it estimates it will be for each category following the introduction of the new NHS contracts.
The answer
(a) General Practitioners
General practitioners are independentcontractors and not directly employed by the NHS. They receive payments in returnfor the range of services that they provide to patients. These payments enable GPsto run their practices and take an income. Therefore no figures are available forthe income of general practitioners.
I refer you to the answer toquestion S2W-18731 on 29 September 2005 for average gross payments under the new GMS Contract.
The Doctors and Dentists ReviewBody calculated the average net income for general practitioners across the UK at£46,031 in 1997. The average net income for 2004-05, the first year following theintroduction of the new GMS contract will not be available until all superannuationreturns from GPs have been assessed in the first half of next year.
(b) Consultants
Information on the average remunerationof consultants from 1997 is not held centrally, however consultant pay scales at1 April 1997 ranged from a minimum of £43,165 to a maximum of £ 55,705.
I refer you to the answer toquestion S2W-18733 on 14 September 2005 for consultants average gross remuneration under thenew contract.
The new consultant contract recognisesthe importance of recruiting and retaining skilled staff, and although pay is notthe sole determinant on these issues it is an important element. It is also acknowledgedthat much of the increased remuneration provided to consultants under the new contractis quite rightly recognising out of hours and on call commitments that were simplynot being paid before.
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General practitioners are independentcontractors and not directly employed by the NHS. They receive payments in returnfor the range of services that they provide to patients. These payments enable GPsto run their practices and take an income. Therefore no figures are available forthe income of general practitioners.
I refer you to the answer toquestion S2W-18731 on 29 September 2005 for average gross payments under the new GMS Contract.
The Doctors and Dentists ReviewBody calculated the average net income for general practitioners across the UK at£46,031 in 1997. The average net income for 2004-05, the first year following theintroduction of the new GMS contract will not be available until all superannuationreturns from GPs have been assessed in the first half of next year.
(b) Consultants
Information on the average remunerationof consultants from 1997 is not held centrally, however consultant pay scales at1 April 1997 ranged from a minimum of £43,165 to a maximum of £ 55,705.
I refer you to the answer toquestion S2W-18733 on 14 September 2005 for consultants average gross remuneration under thenew contract.
The new consultant contract recognisesthe importance of recruiting and retaining skilled staff, and although pay is notthe sole determinant on these issues it is an important element. It is also acknowledgedthat much of the increased remuneration provided to consultants under the new contractis quite rightly recognising out of hours and on call commitments that were simplynot being paid before.
All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-20209 by reference.