Useful links
This page includes links to external websites that you may find useful. The links are categorised to help you find what you’re looking for.
Pay
Agenda for Change (AfC) is the current pay system for NHS staff, except doctors, dentists, and some senior managers. Employees can use the 2024 to 2025 pay rates to check pay scales across AfC pay bands and points.
The 2022 to 2023 pay rates for medical and dental professionals, including consultants, the Scottish public dental service, and junior, specialty, and specialist doctors.
Executive-level and senior manager pay rates can be viewed on the NHSScotland publications online library.
This circular PCS(AFC)2024/5 informs NHSScotland employers of changes to the pay of staff covered by the Agenda for Change agreement for 2024-25.
NHS circular PCS(ESM)2023/1 sets out the 2022-23 pay settlement for executive and senior management staff in NHSScotland.
Pension
SPPA is the government body that manages pensions for NHSScotland employees. Their website details the occupational pension schemes for NHS staff in Scotland.
Terms and conditions
The terms and conditions of service set out in the handbook apply in full to all Agenda for Change (AfC) staff directly employed by NHSScotland Boards.
Terms and conditions information for medical and dental professionals, including consultants, the Scottish public dental service, and junior, specialty, and specialist doctors.
Executive-level and senior manager terms and conditions can be viewed on the NHSScotland publications online library.
The STAC website includes guidance specifically agreed upon through the Scottish Terms and Conditions Committee.