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One may only speculate on the gongs tacitly promised to our
negotiators if they manage to pull this one off but, let's face it, the
Emperor is parading around in his birthday suit and few are afraid to say
so.
The Department of Health got everything on their shopping list plus a
bonus opportunity to de-rail complaints with a claimed 20% pay rise for
those greedy consultants.
Let us have a list of all those other people who accept late and
weekend work without demur at standard rate, who remain available for
instant recall at a miserly rate, who dare not upset their managers for
fear of forgoing a pay rise. I bet thay all work for HMG.
The NHS always was and remains an abusive employer. Any deal which
relies on the goodwill of NHS trusts can only be described in terms
unsuitable for the BMJ.
We have been waiting for the new Consultant Contract for some three
years and expected a good deal. But the proposed contract falls quite
short of my expectations, in some areas consultants would be worse of. We
need to go back to the negotiating table. I will be voting against it.
Re: Consultant Contract
One may only speculate on the gongs tacitly promised to our
negotiators if they manage to pull this one off but, let's face it, the
Emperor is parading around in his birthday suit and few are afraid to say
so.
The Department of Health got everything on their shopping list plus a
bonus opportunity to de-rail complaints with a claimed 20% pay rise for
those greedy consultants.
Let us have a list of all those other people who accept late and
weekend work without demur at standard rate, who remain available for
instant recall at a miserly rate, who dare not upset their managers for
fear of forgoing a pay rise. I bet thay all work for HMG.
The NHS always was and remains an abusive employer. Any deal which
relies on the goodwill of NHS trusts can only be described in terms
unsuitable for the BMJ.
Competing interests: No competing interests