How much do NHS doctors in general earn?

Anton123

I know it can vary by specialty, rank and whatnot, but generally what can someone who has completed their studies and training expect to earn in their first years, and later after achieving seniority?

ElDavido

http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/explore-by-career/doctors/pay-for-doctors/

That should provide all the info for doctors employed by the NHS, everything from F1s to GPs.

pickpocketlocket

Local and national clinical excellence awards may be awarded subject to meeting the necessary criteria.

Worth pointing out that these awards can in some cases double the salary of a consultant!

Anton123

I am a little surprised about these figures. I was expecting starting salaries to be higher and consultants to be earning well into six figures.

somethingcorporate

I am sure some of them do. I guess lots have other sources of income as well as their bog-standard salaries from the PCT.

clemmatis

Anton123 wrote: »

I am a little surprised about these figures. I was expecting starting salaries to be higher and consultants to be earning well into six figures.

The figures are for basic NHS pay only. And not all NHS consultants work full time -- many do private work as well.

Anton123

Yes I know there are some consultants that make much more, but still, aren't these full time salaries? I don't know how long consulatants are supposed to work to constitute full-time, but as basic pay for doctors in all ranks, I think they are not as high as I was expecting.

Being a regular doctor working full-time in a hospital is not the most comfortable of jobs. You are always on your feet attending patient after patient, so the basic pay seems less than adequate.

horngkai

What kind of salary were you expecting doctor in NHS is paid then? For a job with lots of legal responsibilities, long hours, undignified jobs (putting fingers into places you would not normally want to).... the list goes on.... The hourly rate is sometime worst than the cleaner (although this is probably better now as they were being paid 3 times normal rate to work on weekends/bank holidays, probably not anymore now).

Just out of curiosity, are you asking bcos you wanted to become a doctor?

Anton123

I am asking as one of my relatives became a qualified doctor recently and is on the NHS payroll working at one of their hospitals in London. I was just curious how much they would be getting, but did not want to ask myself as he is quite a distant relative. The reason for surprise is that a doctor's job comes with tremendous responsibility and therefore I thought they would paid in accordance. But there may be some people out there who think they get enough. I suppose its not all about money though. There is certain amount of prestige that goes with being a doctor.

System

The answer is too much

ElDavido

Yeah for a decade of learning and practice the highest I would go is £9/hour...