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Publication #8729
Reference
PCS(DD)2026/01 (Addendum – Residents)
Name
Pay and conditions of service Remuneration of hospital medical and dental staff, doctors and dentists in Public Health medicine and the community health service
Categories
Scottish Government
PCS
Organization
Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates
Keywords
NHS
Scotland
Health Boards
Terms and Conditions
Medical Staff
Dental Staff
Remuneration
Description
NHS circular PCS(DD) 2026/1 detailed the changes in the pay and national terms and conditions of service of all NHS employed staff detailed in the heading above.
This addendum provides details of the starting salary for Foundation Doctors commencing their shadowing period with NHS Scotland in July 2026, as per the pay agreement with the BMA, and as noted below.
Resident doctors commencing employment as an Foundation Officer on their agreed shadowing date will start their employment at the salary noted at (FH01) Point 1 on the relevant table.
It should be noted that these tables in this circular are for information only and that the individual figures are only indicators. The actual values for individual employees are generated and applied by the NHS ePayroll System.
Contact Name
Contact Email
Contact Address
Health Workforce Medical and Dental Team Scottish Government Health Workforce Division Ground Floor Rear St Andrew’s House EDINBURGH EH1 3DG
Created
2026-07-09 12:15:00
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