Category: Finance

Consultant Doctor’s Pay Calculator 2024

We’ve created a pay calculator to help you better understand your salary, how much tax you’ll pay, student loans & contributions to NHS pensions. This is new and the first of it’s kind – so let us know if you spot any errors and we’ll aim to fix them rapidly! Top Finance Tips Consultant Doctor’s

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Financial Tips for IMGs

This article will go over the costs for international medical graduates associated with applying for a Health and Care Worker Visa and what kind of issues to be aware of once you’ve entered the UK. It is certainly not exhaustive, there are several aspects I have not discussed such as transport, GMC Fees, Indemnity and

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Resident Doctor’s Pay Calculator 2024

We’ve created a pay calculator to help you better understand your salary, how much tax you’ll pay, student loans & contributions to NHS pensions. Top Finance Tips Resident Doctor’s Pay Calculator Our calculator below was last updated in December 2024 to include England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales for all grades (FY1, FY2, SHOs, Core

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NHS Pension Scheme (2015)

This article is supplementary to the webinar on the same subject, which you might find extremely useful as we were joined by Andrew, a pensions expert from Wesleyan. We also address the very important question, “Should I leave the NHS pension scheme?” What is a pension? A pension scheme is a tax-efficient way of saving

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Mortgages for Doctors and NHS Professionals

Getting onto the property ladder is becoming increasingly difficult for first-time buyers due to the difficulty in saving for the large deposits, increasing house prices, and supply unable to meet demand. In this article, I will explain what kind of mortgages those in the NHS can access and useful tips from Tom Davies of TM

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Consumer Loans

It’s important for healthcare professionals to have an understanding of the different loans which are available – to help them take control of their personal finances. This forms part of a series covering essential topics including credit scores, credit cards, bank accounts, and savings. Like these other topics, talking about loans isn’t specific to healthcare

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Student Loans – should you repay early?

Student loans are a Government-run scheme in the UK and the most recent plan (Plan 2) has resulted in higher education in the UK being the most expensive in Europe. The following article will briefly outline the basics of student loans and what factors to consider when deciding whether overpayment is a good idea. What

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Clinical Coding

If you’ve ever wondered how hospitals generate income from the work you do – the answer is clinical coding. In this article, you can learn how the NHS is structured and how it reclaims its income. With this information, you can learn how as doctors we can maximise the income through documenting appropriately. How is

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Payslips & Income Tax

Each month, your pay and any deductions will be summarised to you in the form of a payslip. You should check your payslip every month to ensure you’re not being overtaxed or underpaid. Pay extra attention when you’re switching rotations or doing locum shifts as this is when issues commonly arise.

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