Archive - Staff and associate specialists
Background
FAQs covering the history, aims and funding of the staff and associate specialist contract negotiations.
The BMA has been pushing for urgent clarification about the implementation before the start of the voting process.
SAS contract in the devolved nationsStaff and Associate Specialist Committee communication sessions
The BMA are holding communication sessions to increase awareness amongst SAS grade doctors as to the effect of the contract proposals.General information on the sasc ballot
Background and voting arrangements for the staff and associate specialists contract vote.SAS contract - Your decision. Contract implementation next steps, April 2008
An explanation of the next steps in the implementation process - including a flowchart of options and stages of the new contractsSAS contract implementation
Some initial points for consideration following SASC UKs decision to accept the contract.
The Government has released contract proposals with new transitional arrangements. SASC will take the proposals to a ballot of all SAS doctors and dentists.Staff and Associate Specialist contract update, 18 December 2007
A summary of recent developments relating to the new Staff and Associate Specialist (SAS) contract.Staff and Associate Specialist contract update, 7 December 2007Diary for the ‘ready reckoner’ and job planning
A ‘ready reckoner’ designed to give you an approximate idea of the kind of salary you are likely to receive under the terms of the new contract is available for you to use. It is crucial that you keep a diary of the hours you work so that you have the data you will need to enter into the ready reckoner to calculate an estimate of your new salary. A diary planning exercise is also extremely useful for job planning discussions.Pay for out of hours and on-call work, November 2006
Under the terms of the new contract, all emergency work that takes place at regular and predictable times will be programmed into the working week on a prospective basis and count towards programmed activities. For doctors working an on-call rota (rather than a full shift arrangement), emergency work that it is not possible to predict for the purposes of job planning will be remunerated via an on–call supplement which is calculated as a percentage of basic pay.
The fifth annual report of the Staff and Associate Specialists Committee for the 2006-07 session covers issues such as the contract negotiations, raising the profile of SAS doctors and PMETB.
Staff and Associate Specialists Committee annual report 2007