Chronological list of guidance issued as a result of discussions at STAC
[NOTE: The Scottish Health on the Web (SHOW) page which houses all publications issued by the Scottish Government in relation to NHS Scotland has recently been refreshed, meaning links to certain guidance from the list below may not work. This will be remedied in due course. In the meantime, if a given link does not work please take a note of the number and name and go to www.publications.scot.nhs.uk where you will be able to do a search for the relevant document. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.]
The latest version of the Scottish Agenda for Change Handbook can be found here.
PCS(AFC)2023-5: Staff transferring to Scotland form the rest of the UK – 25 October 2023
STAC(TCS03)2023: Easter Public Holiday 2024 – 28 August 2023
STAC(TCS02)2023: Band 2 to 3 for Bank Workers – 12 June 2023
PCS(AFC)2023-4: Changes to Section 15 of the Agenda for Change Handbook – 5 June 2023
STAC response to the Once for Scotland Group re terms and conditions questions raised around “Homeworking” – 5 June 2023
STAC(TCS01)2023: Organisational Change Pay Protection – Data Collection 2022-23 – 25 April 2023
Organisational Change Pay Protection – Data Collection Template 2022-23
PCS(AFC)2023/3: Job Description Sharing Protocol – 6 April 2023
DL(2023)09: Medium Secure Supplement – 30 March 2023
PCS(AFC)2023/2: Pay and Condition for NHS Staff Covered by the Agenda for Change Agreement – 21 March 2023
PCS(AFC)2023/1: Overtime for Band 8 and 9 – 9 February 2023
DL(2023)04: Carry Forward of Annual Leave from 2022-23 to 2023-24 – 9 February 2023
DL(2022)39: Temporary Increase to Mileage Rates – 28 December 2022
PCS(AFC)2022/3: Pay and Conditions for NHS Staff Covered by the Agenda for Change Agreement – 23 December 2022
PCS(AFC)2022/2: Christmas and New Year at Weekend – 10 November 2022
STAC(TCS04)2022: Organisational Change Pay Protection – Data Collection – 20 September 2022
Organisational Change Protection – Data Collection Template
DL(2022)24: Temporary Increase to NHS Scotland Mileage Rates – Extension – 12 July 2022
DL(2022)11: Temporary Increase to NHS Scotland Mileage Rates – 21 April 2022
PCS(AFC)2022/1: Organisational Change Pay Protection – 22 March 2022
STAC(TCS03)2022: Collection of Annual Leave Buy Back Data – 14 March 2022
Annual Leave Buy Back Reporting Template
STAC(TCS02)2022: Payment Rates for On-Call Work Over Christmas and New Year – 18 February 2022
DL(2022)03: NHS Scotland Job Evaluation Policy – 10 February 2022
STAC(TCS01)2022: Public Holidays and COVID – 7 February 2022
DL(2021)47: Incremental Credit for New Employees – 6 December 2021
PCS(AFC)2021/4: Christmas and New Year at Weekend – 5 October 2021
STAC(TCS05)2021: Long Covid Sick Leave – 28 September 2021
DL(2021)29: Right to Request Flexible Working – 13 September 2021
STAC(TCS04)2021: Adverse Reaction Following Covid-19 Vaccination – Clarification – 30 August 2021
STAC(TCS03)2021: Adverse Reaction Following Covid-19 Vaccination – Further Advice – 18 August 2021
DL(2021)19: NHS Scotland Job Evaluation Policy – 30 June 2021
STAC(TCS02)2021: Arrears Following AfC Pay Uplift – 14 June 2021
STAC(TCS01)2021: Adverse Reaction Following Covid-19 Vaccination – 14 June 2021
DL(2021)13: Quarantine (Self-Isolation) for NHS Scotland Staff Returning to the UK – 26 May 2021
DL(2021)11: Recruitment and Retention Premia Policy – 24 March 2021
Forms connected to the RRP process can be downloaded from the links below:
RRP Application Form (Word document), RRP Mid-Term Review Form (Word document), RRP Renewal Application Form (Word document), RRP Application – EQIA Template (Word document), RRP Recruitment Evidence Template (Excel document)
PCS(COV)2021/2: £500 Covid Payment – Opt In – 3 March 2021
Opt In Form (Word version), Opt In Form (pdf version)
DL(2021)07: Working from Home as a Consequence of COVID-19: Terms and Conditions of Service – 19 February 2021
PCS(COV)2021/1: £500 Covid Payment – Opt Out and Further Q&A – 22 January 2021
The circular above outlines how staff can opt out of the £500 payment and opt back in again. The forms to request this can be downloaded using the links below:
Opt Out form (Word version), Opt Out form (pdf version)
DL(2021)03: Annual Leave in 2020-21 and Carry Forward to 2021-22 – 22 January 2021
PCS(COV)2020/1: £500 Covid Payment – 23 December 2020
An up to date Q&A covering the most common questions about the payment can be found here.
Payment by instalment form (Word version), Payment by instalment form (pdf version)
STAC(TCS09)2020: COVID-19 Sickness Absence Management – 15 December 2020
STAC(TCS08)2020: Health and Care Covid Bonus – 1 December 2020
PCS(AFC)2020/3: Christmas and New Year at Weekend – 17 September 2020
STAC(TCS07)2020: Staff in the Shielded Category – 30 June 2020
PCS(AFC)2020/2: Pay During Annual Leave – 29 June 2020
STAC(TCS06)2020: Job Evaluation During Coronavirus – Restart – 5 June 2020
STAC(TCS05)2020: Bank Workers in Very High Risk Categories – 9 April 2020
STAC(TCS04)2020: Organisational Change Protection – 31 March 2020
STAC(TCS03)2020: Job Evaluation During Coronavirus – 24 March 2020
STAC(TCS02)2020: Phased Return to Work – 16 March 2020
STAC(TCS01)2020: Organisational Change Pay Protection – 10 March 2020
You can find a Word version of the template for OCP data return here.
PCS(AFC)2019/8: Additional Statement and Q&A re Organisational Change Pay Protection – 12 September 2019
PCS(AFC)2019/7: New Parent and Child Bereavement Leave – 3 September 2019
STAC(TCS03)2019: Job Evaluation Annual Performance Report – 29 August 2019
You can find a Word version of the Job Evaluation Annual Performance Report here.
PCS(AFC)2019/2 – Corrigendum and Addendum: Policy on Management of Sickness Absence (Promoting Attendance) – 18 July 2019
You can find a Word version of the form to be used for the stage one paper-based appeal here.
PCS(AFC)2019/6: Pay During Annual Leave – 12 July 2019
STAC(TCS02)2019: Health Visitors – Annex 21 – 27 June 2019
STAC(TCS01)2019: Maternity Pay – 25 June 2019
PCS(AFC)2019/5: Organisational Change Pay Protection – 14 May 2019
PCS(AFC)2019/4: Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) – 26 April 2019
PCS(AFC)2019/3: Appraisal and Incremental Progression – 22 March 2019
PCS(AFC)2019/2: Policy on Management of Sickness Absence (Promoting Attendance) – 22 March 2019 (Superseded by Corrigendum and Addendum published on 18 July 2019)
STAC(TCS04)2018: Qualified Health Visitors – 18 December 2018
A Word version of the Health Visitor Job Description can be found here.
STAC(TCS03)2018: Two Tier Agreement – 15 October 2018
PCS(AFC)2018/1: Agenda for Change Pay Uplift 2018 – 26 September 2018
STAC(TCS02)2018: Pay Settlement for Agenda for Change Staff 2018 – 21 March 2018
STAC(TCS01)2018: Travel Costs Communication and Electric Cars – 9 February 2018
STAC(TCS05)2017: TOIL for Band 8 Staff and Above – 23 November 2017
STAC(TCS04)2017: Maternity Supervision Allowance – 5 October 2017
STAC(TCS03)2017: Reimbursement of Travel Costs – 14 August 2017
STAC(TCS02)2017: Working Longer in NHS Scotland – 28 June 2017
DL(2017)5: Recruitment and Retention Premia Policy – 30 March 2017 – – Superseded by DL(2021)11.
RRP Application Form, RRP Review Application Form
DL(2017)4: Annual Leave Policy – 9 March 2017
PCS(AFC)2017/1: Service in EU Member State and Designation of Annexes – 9 March 2017
STAC(TCS01)2017: Heavy or Bulky Items – 3 February 2017
STAC(TCS08)2016: Working Longer Website – 15 December 2016
STAC(TCS07)2016: Reimbursement of Travel Costs – 23 November 2016
STAC(TCS06)2016: Technical Payroll Issues (Further Revision) – 23 November 2016
PCS(AFC)2016/5: Band 1 Review – Revised Guidance – 15 July 2016
A Word version of the Agreement Form can be found here.
Answers to questions raised since the guidance was first published can be found in the following Q&A Document.
And questions around pay protection for staff moving from Band 1 to Band 2 are addressed in a further Q&A.
STAC(TCS05)2016: Reimbursement of Travel Costs – 5 July 2016
STAC(TCS04)2016: Christmas and New Year at Weekend – 13 June 2016
STAC(TCS03)2016: Technical Payroll Issues – 13 June 2016 – Letter deleted and replaced by STAC(TCS06)2016
PCS(AFC)2016/3: Band 1 Review – 23 March 2016
A Word version of Agreement Form can be found here, and answers to questions raised since the guidance was published can be found in the following Q&A Document.
STAC(TCS02)2016: Request for Band 1 Data – 9 February 2016
PCS(AFC)2016/1: Annual Increments for Bank Workers – 3 February 2016
STAC(TCS01)2016: Review of Agenda for Change Band 1 – 13 January 2016
PCS(AFC)2015/3: Agenda for Change On-Call Provisions – 17 December 2015
STAC (TCS04) 2015: Reimbursement of Employee Business Travel Costs – 17 November 2015
STAC (TCS03) 2015: Christmas and New Year at Weekend – 20 October 2015
PCS(AFC)2015/2: Annual Increments for Bank Workers – 3 August 2015
STAC (TCS02) 2015: Injury Allowance Working Group – 11 June 2015
Guide for Employers – June 2015, Guide for Staff – June 2015, Transitional Protection Arrangements – June 2015, Injury Allowance Application Form – June 15
STAC (TCS01) 2015: Textual Changes to AfC Handbook – 7 May 2015
DL(2015)03: Recruitment and Retention Premia Policy – March 25 2015 – Superseded by DL(2021)11.
STAC (TCS03) 2014: Reimbursement of Employee NHS Business Travel Costs – November Review – 19 December 2014
STAC (TCS02) 2014: Guidance to be Applied when Employees Who Work Shifts are Off Sick on a Public Holiday on Which they are Not Rostered to Work – 1 September 2014
STAC (TCS01a) 2014: Accrual of Public Holidays During Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave – 23 April 2014
STAC(TCS01)2014: Accrual of Public Holidays During Maternity Leave – 23 April 2014
PCS(AFC)2013/6: Pay Protection for Staff Who Undertake On-Call Duties – 18 September 2014
PCS(AFC)2013/5: Mileage Year 2013-14 – 23 August 2013
STAC(TCS03a)2013: Accrual of Public Holidays During Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave – 20 August 2013
STAC(TCS04)2013: Business Travel Costs – Additional Guidance following PCS(AFC)2013/3 – 1 July 2013
STAC(TCS03)2013: Accrual of Public Holidays During Maternity Leave (Retrospection) – 29 May 2013
STAC(TCS02)2013: On-Call Agreement – Offsetting of Earnings – 7 May 2013
STAC(TCS01a)2013: Payroll Technical Issues, Further Guidance – 7 May 2013 – Letter deleted and replaced by STAC(TCS06)2016
STAC(TCS01)2013: Payroll Technical Issues – 20 March 2013 – Letter deleted and replaced by STAC(TCS06)2016
STAC(GL01)2013: Volunteering for the Commonwealth Games – Guidance to Service – 19 March 2013
PCS(AFC)2012/4: Arrangements for Agenda for Change Staff Who Undertake On-Call Duties – 11 October 2012
CEL 34 (2012): Reimbursement of Travel Costs – 7 August 2012
Evaluation of New Posts: Guidance Letter – 12 January 2012
CEL 31 (2011): Annual Leave Policy – 19 December 2011 – Superseded by DL(2017)4.
PCS(AFC)2011/7: Guidance on the withdrawal of national recruitment and retention premia as outlined in PCS(AFC)2011/6 – 9 August 2011
Unsocial Hours Pay Protection: Letter from John Cowie – 1 June 2011
Guidance on the Use of Annex T – CEL 01 (2010): Letter from John Cowie – 20 May 2011
PCS(AFC)2011/6: Changes to NHS terms and conditions handbook: section 5 and annex R – national recruitment and retention premia – 13 April 2011
CEL 15 (2011): Payment during annual leave for bank/casual workers – 21 March 2011
PCS(AFC)2011/2: Extension of protected on-call arrangements under Agenda for Change beyond 31 March 2011 – 14 January 2011
PCS(AFC)2011/1: Payment of on-call allowances and call outs during periods of sick leave – 11 January 2011
PCS(AFC)2010/3: Recruitment and Retention Premia for Staff in Medium Secure Units – Further Guidance – 28 April 2010
CEL 01 (2010):Development of Professional Roles and Accelerated Career Progression – Annex T – 22 January 2010
CEL 41(2009): Recruitment and Retention Premia Policy – 15 October 2009 – Superseded by DL(2021)11.
PCS(AFC)2009/6: Payment of Agenda for Change Hourly Rates for Work Done Whilst On-Call – 5 August 2009
PCS(AFC)2009/05: Recruitment and retention premia for staff in medium secure units – 31 March 2009
PCS(AFC)2008/6 (Addendum): Rates of Pay For Staff Who Undertake On-Call Duties on a Less Than 1 in 12 Basis – 12 January 2009
PCS(AFC)2009/1: Payment During Periods of Annual Leave – 12 January 2009
PCS(OCP)2008/1: Pay Uplifts for Staff on Organisational Change Protection – 21 October 2008
CEL 47(2008): Application of Transitional Points to New Starts and Definition of “Unit or Equivalent Work Area – 21 October 2008
CEL 43(2008): First Aid – Statutory Requirement – 26 September 2008
CEL 39(2008): Evaluation of Newly Developed Posts – 17 September 2008
CEL 37(2008): Corrigendum to NHS HDL(2005)47: Recruitment and Retention Policy – 9 September 2008 – Superseded by DL(2017)5.
PCS(AFC)2008/12: Changes to the way in which staff are paid during periods of annual leave – 3 September 2008
Letter and Q&A with additional clarification on PCS(AFC)2008/12
PCS(AFC)2008/11: Application of Annex R of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions – 25 August 2008
PCS(AFC)2008/10: Blocked Matching Protocol – 8 August 2008
PCS(AFC)2008/6: Rates of pay for staff who undertake on-call duties on a less than 1 in 12 basis under Agenda for Change” – 4 July 2008
PCS(AFC)2008/4: Pay Award 2008-09: payment on account to staff not yet assimilated to Agenda for Change – 4 July 2008
PCS(AFC)2007/8: Conversion of Retention Allowance Payable to Clinical Perfusionists to a Recruitment and Retention Premia Under Agenda for Change – 29 October 2007
PCS(AFC)2007/7: Definition of Contractual Overtime for the Purposes of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions Handbook – 18 October 2007
PCS(AFC)2006/2(Addendum): Agenda for Change: Unplanned Acting Up – 16 October 2007
PCS(AFC)2007/6: Payment on Account to Staff Not Assimilated – 6 July 2007
PCS(AFC)2007/3: Break in Service Under Agenda for Change – 7 June 2007
PCS(AFC)2007/2: Housing Allowance Payments for Healthcare Chaplains – Replacement by a Recruitment and Retention premium Under Agenda for Change – 30 April 2007
PCS(SDIA)2006/1(Addendum): Scottish Distant Islands Allowance – 27 February 2007
HDL(2007)02: Development of Professional Roles and Accelerated Career Progression – 11 January 2007
HDL(2006)67: Transfer of Healthcare Chaplains to NHS Employment – 21 December 2006
PCS(SDIA)(2006)1: Scottish Distant Islands Allowance – 28 November 2006
PCS(AFC)2006/2 (Corrigendum): Unplanned Acting up – 25 August 2006
HDL(2006)49: Agenda for Change, Annual Leave Policy – 31 July 2006 – Superseded by DL(2017)4.
PCS(AFC)2006/5: Long Shifts Workied During Public Holidays – 19 July 2006
PCS(AFC)2006/4: Payment On Account to Staff Not Assimilated – 16 June 2006
PCS(AFC)2006/2: Unplanned Acting Up – 12 June 2006
PCS(AFC)2006/1: Midwifery Supervision Allowance – 12 June 2006
HDL(2005)47: Recruitment and Retention Premia Policy – 25 October 2005 – Superseded by DL(2021)11.