General Practitioners: Pay
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether the 7.4 per cent global sum uplift for 2024-25 will sufficiently cover the accepted recommendation of a 6 per cent pay rise for GP partners and salaried staff.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock
The Government looks to the independent pay review bodies for a pay recommendation for National Health Service staff, including both contractor and salaried general practitioners (GPs). They consider a range of evidence from organisations including the Government, the NHS, and trade unions to reach their recommendations.
The independent review body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration recommended an uplift of 6% to the pay ranges for salaried GPs, and to GP contractor pay for 2024/25. This recommendation was accepted and a 6% uplift was applied to the pay element of the GP Contract.
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