According to the British Medical Association: Specialty doctors: • are a diverse group with different levels of knowledge, clinical skills, training, responsibilities and needs (both educational and career wise). They may be working towards joining a more senior grade, e.g. specialist doctor • They range from four years post-graduate experience to 20+ years. Specialist: • A senior and experienced clinician who can work autonomously to a level of defined competencies, as agreed within local clinical governance frameworks. • They shall have completed a minimum of 12 years’ medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification, of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty.
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Doctors' basic annual salary in England as of 2024, by position
From April 1, 2024, resident doctors starting their first year of foundation training in England were paid a basic salary of * British pounds a year. Consultant salaries, on the other hand, started at ** British pounds annually. The actual income depends on actual hours worked at night, weekend, on-call, working over ** hrs per week, or any other potential pay premium.
General practitioners (GPs) can either be employed and are salaried GPs, or independent contractors in charge of their own practices as a business (alone or in partnerships).
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