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    "allowancesFootnote": "On the 2003 consultant contract, on-call availability supplements, extra programmed activities (contracted sessions above the standard 10) and clinical excellence or national clinical impact awards are paid on top of basic salary, depending on your job plan and contract. They are not modelled one by one here: the percentage is a rough illustrative add-on to your base pay. London weighting is a fixed yearly sum from the NHS Employers medical and dental pay circular: £2,162 in the London zone and £149 in the fringe zone, paid pro rata if you work part time. Your employer confirms which zone your workplace is in, and consultants living in free hospital accommodation get a lower rate (£602 and £38). Check your job plan and the circular.",
    "payScaleYear": "2026/27",
    "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
    "lastReviewed": "2026-10-07",
    "source": "NHS Employers Pay and Conditions Circular (M&D) 1/2026 R2 (updated 24/7/2026), Annex A Section 2: Consultant (2003 contract) basic salary, England, from 1/4/2026 (3.5% uplift), pay scale YC72 points 00 to 19 (every point matches): https://www.nhsemployers.org/system/files/2026-07/Pay-and-Conditions-Circular-%28MD%29-1-2026-R2.pdf (index: https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-and-conditions-circulars-medical-and-dental-staff). London weighting from Annex A Section 10 (non-resident: London zone £2,162 from 1/4/2005, fringe zone £149 from 1/7/1981; resident £602 and £38), paid under Schedule 16 paragraphs 9 to 12 of the consultant terms and conditions (England) 2003, version 16: https://www.nhsemployers.org/system/files/2025-05/Terms-and-Conditions-Consultants-%28England%29-2003-Version-16-May-2025.pdf. All checked 2026-10-07.",
    "trustSource": {
      "name": "NHS Employers consultant (2003) pay circular",
      "url": "https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-and-conditions-circulars-medical-and-dental-staff",
      "confidence": "high"
    }
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  "name": "NHS Consultant Contract (England, 2003)",
  "sector": "Health",
  "organisation": "NHS",
  "currency": "GBP",
  "versionNote": "Basic pay thresholds only (England 2003 consultant contract). Clinical Excellence / Impact Awards, extra Programmed Activities and on-call are separate. Not Agenda for Change.",
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      "min": 113565,
      "max": 150569,
      "increment": 0,
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        113565,
        113565,
        120249,
        123672,
        123672,
        123672,
        123672,
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        135645,
        135645,
        135645,
        135645,
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      "yearsPerPoint": 1
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  "allowances": [
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      "id": "extras",
      "label": "On-call supplement and extra sessions (illustrative % on base)",
      "type": "percentage",
      "defaultPercent": 0,
      "maxPercent": 30
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      "label": "London weighting (fixed yearly amount)",
      "type": "fixed",
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          "id": "london_zone",
          "label": "London zone",
          "amount": 2162
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          "id": "fringe_zone",
          "label": "Fringe zone",
          "amount": 149
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "clinical-director": "Consultant (2003 contract)"
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