Midwives ‘will be left aghast’ at doctors’ pay

HELEN MCARDLE

around £6,000 per year worse off in their pay packets.

“This underlines even more the need for the Scottish Government to fund a long overdue fair pay award for our hardworking midwives and other NHS staff; one that makes up for years of effectively falling pay, and one that shows the Scottish Government value them as much as they obviously value the senior doctors. ”

The figures, obtained under freedom of information by the Scottish Conservatives, show that £43,038,750 was paid to 2,858 recipients in the last 12 months.

Consultants and other senior medics receive additional cash in the form of distinction awards and discretionary points which are designed to reward excellence, such as those involved in cutting edge treatments or research.