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Agenda for Change Final Agreement (December 2004)

  • Document type:
    Publication
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    22 December 2004
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Publication format:
    Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    3614
  • Pages:
    85
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This is the final version of the agreement between the UK Health Departments, NHS Confederation, Unions and Professional Bodies to modernise the NHS pay system. This document is available in electronic format only.

The proposals are divided into three sections. The first sets out the new pay system, the second deals with implementation and the third the arrangements for operating the new pay system.

This agreement will apply in full to all staff directly employed by NHS organisations, except very senior managers and staff within the remit of the doctors and dentists review body. Staff on contracts which incorporate national agreements will assimilate to the new system, and staff on local contracts will be offered the opportunity of transferring to it, under the timetable it sets out.

All signatories agreed to work in partnership at national and local levels, to ensure that all stakeholders participate in the implementation of the Agenda for Change.

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