Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) Doctors (Wales)
Specialty, Specialist and Associate Specialist (SAS) Doctors (Wales)
There are primarily two sets of Terms and Conditions of Service (TCS) in place for Specialty, Specialist and Associate Specialist (SAS) Doctors in Wales.
In January 2021, a reformed Specialty Doctor contract and a new Specialist contract was agreed.
The new contracts apply to new staff entering the SAS grades from 1 April 2021 and to SAS doctors employed on new contracts from that date forwards.
Current doctors employed on the national TCS Specialty Doctor 2008 contract, those employed under the national closed TCS for Associate Specialists 2008, and those employed on other closed national SAS grades, have the option to transfer to the equivalent revised TCS or remain on current TCS.
In October 2024, Medical and Dental Business Group approved a revised centralised process for doctors to follow to request to transfer from the 2008 contract to the 2021 contract.
2008 to 2021 Speciality Doctor Contracts Transfer Process
Expression of Interest Form
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