1974-1979
Nurses, doctors and dentists receive London weighting allowances and allied health professionals and administrative staff receive inner, outer and ‘fringe’ allowances through agreements reached with functional councils*
Nurses, doctors and dentists receive London weighting allowances and allied health professionals and administrative staff receive inner, outer and ‘fringe’ allowances through agreements reached with functional councils*
Pay Board report released, recommending extra payment to London workers to compensate for the higher cost of living
New committee – the London Weighting Consortium – set up to negotiate NHS London weighting allowance
The Pay Review Bodies for non-medical staff recommend London ‘supplements’ should be introduced to staff in and around London
London Weighting Consortium abolished and more London weighting granted to non-medical health professionals, based on the Pay Review Body’s recommendations
Golden Hello Scheme introduced for GPs agreeing to work in deprived areas
Most recent medical consultant contract introduced –employing organisations can use local recruitment and retention premia
Agenda for Change contract introduced covering most non-medical staff – high cost area supplements (‘London weighting’) and recruitment and retention premia implemented
Primary Care Development Scheme replaces Golden Hello Scheme, providing extra recruitment funding in ‘disadvantaged’ areas
Review Body for Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration concludes that London weighting for all medical posts should remain at existing levels unless the evidence indicates that the labour market conditions have changed
Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme for GP trainees introduced
Flexible pay premia given to trainee doctors for specific training programmes
New to Partnership scheme introduced for health professionals that become practice partners