Topics covered in this episode

• pay background
• pay for working at the weekends
• is it contractual to work in premium time?
• what’s happened to consultants pay?
• why is pay important for the profession and uk medicine?
• medical student debt
• Is it right for us to ask for more money? What about other staff members and the service?
• Are consultants really well paid?
• Is health spending just money wasted?
• How much of a pay award goes straight back to the Treasury?
• Will paying doctors fairly drive inflation?

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