Good on ‘em – general public need to feel the pain a bit more, then perhaps it will move the needle.
Educators (primary and secondary) should be made to feel much safer (contract-wise) going on strike, just like doctors or train drivers.
For context/reference:
**Resident doctors**
As a resident doctor you’ll earn a basic salary, plus pay for *any hours over 40 per week*, *a 37 per cent enhancement for working nights*, a *weekend allowance* for any work at the weekend, an *availability allowance* if you are required to be available on-call, and other potential pay premia.
In *Foundation training*, you will earn a basic salary of £38,831 to £44,439 (from 1 April 2025).
If you’re a *doctor starting your specialist training* in 2025 your basic salary will be £52,656 to £73,992.
**Specialty doctors and specialist payscale**
If you’re working as a specialty doctor you’ll earn a basic salary of £61,542 to £99,216. If you are a specialist grade doctor you’ll earn a basic salary of £100,870 to £111,441 (from 1 April 2025).
**Consultants**
As a consultant from 1 April 2025, you’ll earn a basic salary of £109,725 to £145,478 per year, depending on the length of your service. Consultants can also supplement their salary by working in private practice if they wish.
**General practitioners**
[S]alaried GPs who are employees of independent contractor practices or directly employed by primary care organisations. From 1 April 2025, the pay range for salaried GPs is £76,038 to £114,743.
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Good on ‘em – general public need to feel the pain a bit more, then perhaps it will move the needle.
Educators (primary and secondary) should be made to feel much safer (contract-wise) going on strike, just like doctors or train drivers.
For context/reference:
**Resident doctors**
As a resident doctor you’ll earn a basic salary, plus pay for *any hours over 40 per week*, *a 37 per cent enhancement for working nights*, a *weekend allowance* for any work at the weekend, an *availability allowance* if you are required to be available on-call, and other potential pay premia.
In *Foundation training*, you will earn a basic salary of £38,831 to £44,439 (from 1 April 2025).
If you’re a *doctor starting your specialist training* in 2025 your basic salary will be £52,656 to £73,992.
**Specialty doctors and specialist payscale**
If you’re working as a specialty doctor you’ll earn a basic salary of £61,542 to £99,216. If you are a specialist grade doctor you’ll earn a basic salary of £100,870 to £111,441 (from 1 April 2025).
**Consultants**
As a consultant from 1 April 2025, you’ll earn a basic salary of £109,725 to £145,478 per year, depending on the length of your service. Consultants can also supplement their salary by working in private practice if they wish.
**General practitioners**
[S]alaried GPs who are employees of independent contractor practices or directly employed by primary care organisations. From 1 April 2025, the pay range for salaried GPs is £76,038 to £114,743.
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/pay-doctors