Two different systems
Agenda for Change covers nurses, AHPs and support staff. Doctors and dentists have their own contracts and pay review body.
Estimates only, using national rates. Your payslip and your employer's policies are what count.
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AfC vs medical pay comparator
See an Agenda for Change band and a doctor's salary side by side.
Difference in monthly take-home
£142
- Agenda for Change take-home
- £2,290
- Medical take-home
- £2,432
- AfC hourly rate
- £19.10
- Medical hourly rate (40-hour week)
- £19.18
Doctors are on separate contracts set through the DDRB, with different weekly hours and pay for out-of-hours work. Enter the basic salary from the current BMA or NHS Employers pay tables.