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05/01/2004
'Yes' vote gives new contract to NI consultants
Almost 84% of consultants and specialist registrars working in Northern Ireland have voted in favour of a new consultant contract.
The result announced today heralds a new era for consultants in Northern Ireland and is the first real change to their working terms and conditions of service since the NHS was established in 1948.
The new contract offers better terms and conditions of service for consultants, something that has not only been recognised by existing consultants in Northern Ireland but also by specialist registrars who are in effect consultants in waiting.
Commenting on the result, Chairman of the BMA's NI Consultants & Specialists Committee (NICSC), Kanwar Panesar, said: "This is a good contract for patients and consultants. We are optimistic that it will help with the recruitment and retention of consultants within the NHS in Northern Ireland; it should also help boost the morale of our workforce and this can only be better for our patients.
Mr Panesar said consultants now needed to advise their employer of their intention to move from their current contract of employment to the new contract by 15th January.
Dr Brian Patterson, Chairman of the BMA's NI Council welcomed the result saying he was pleased that the BMA in Northern Ireland had been successful in negotiating, and obtaining majority support for, the new consultants' contract.
(MB)
The result announced today heralds a new era for consultants in Northern Ireland and is the first real change to their working terms and conditions of service since the NHS was established in 1948.
The new contract offers better terms and conditions of service for consultants, something that has not only been recognised by existing consultants in Northern Ireland but also by specialist registrars who are in effect consultants in waiting.
Commenting on the result, Chairman of the BMA's NI Consultants & Specialists Committee (NICSC), Kanwar Panesar, said: "This is a good contract for patients and consultants. We are optimistic that it will help with the recruitment and retention of consultants within the NHS in Northern Ireland; it should also help boost the morale of our workforce and this can only be better for our patients.
Mr Panesar said consultants now needed to advise their employer of their intention to move from their current contract of employment to the new contract by 15th January.
Dr Brian Patterson, Chairman of the BMA's NI Council welcomed the result saying he was pleased that the BMA in Northern Ireland had been successful in negotiating, and obtaining majority support for, the new consultants' contract.
(MB)
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