Contract Implementation - Next steps
19 March 2008
The SAS Committee met yesterday to consider the results of the recent vote and accepted the new SAS contract on behalf of UK SAS doctors. You can see more about the SAS contract vote result here
The new contract will be offered on an optional basis from 1 April 2008 to doctors / dentists in the following grades:
- staff grades
- associate specialists
- senior clinical medical officers
- clinical medical officers
- clinical assistants
- hospital practitioners
- Work will now begin on implementation and trusts are expected to write to all SAS doctors asking for expressions of interest. You will have 12 weeks from receipt of this letter from your trust to express an interest in the new contract. This does not commit you to accepting the new contract but guarantees back pay to 1 April 2008 if you do.
- SAS doctors must consider whether they would like to apply to the new contract. You will need to consider your individual circumstances in order to decide this. You can use the BMA ready reckoner and should be familiar with the summary of the contract both of which are available here
- If expressing an interest SASC would suggest that you should begin diary planning exercises to aid you in job planning discussions. These should last for a minimum of 6 weeks. More information on diary planning is available here
- If you are eligible to apply to regrade to the AS grade you should do so as soon as possible
- SASC will work on producing further guidance to assist you in assimilation. We will publish this to the website as soon as possible and will communicate this widely when available.
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Non-members should consider the particular benefits of membership at this time (BMA Regional Services staff can offer a contract checking service to members as well as support with appeals or assimilation issues) but should note that assistance cannot be given when the issue predates BMA membership.