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Specialty and specialist doctors (SAS)

Information and guidance on the recruitment and employment of SAS doctors and dentists

The new specialist grade for SAS 2021

Details and information about the new specialist grade which formed part of the contract reform 2021 for SAS doctors.

18 March 2021

Recruiting and promoting specialist grade doctors

By recognising doctors who are showing excellence in specialty or locum consultant roles, this trust now has many specialist grade doctors.

2 January 2024

Recruiting specialist grade doctors

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEHKL) used the SAS contract reform as an opportunity to promote its experienced staff.

11 October 2022

Specialist grade appointment guidance

Resources for employers to help transition associate specialists to the new specialist grade as part of the SAS contract reform 2021.

12 April 2021

Terms and conditions of service for specialist grade (England) 2021

This document sets out version 2 (June 2022) of the full terms and conditions of service (TCS) for doctors in the specialist grade 2021 contract.

9 June 2022

SAS specialist grade job role and responsibilities

Use our infographic to share and highlight the SAS specialist role.

13 October 2022

Implementing SAS advocate and specialist roles

Read our blog to see how one trust has developed the SAS advocate role and implemented the specialist grade.

12 August 2022

Guidance: the establishment and introduction of the specialist role in England

An introduction to embedding the specialist grade into the workforce.

15 October 2024

Medical and dental pay and contracts

Access information, guidance, and resources relating to all of the national grades of doctors and dentists.