Scotland to pay £500 windfall bonus to frontline healthcare workers

Scotland to pay £500 windfall bonus to frontline healthcare workers

This will include community optometrists and their optometry practice teams, including administrative staff and practice managers. It also includes locums who meet the same criteria.

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced on 30 November 2020 that NHS workers would be given a payment for their work to support the response to the COVID-19
pandemic. The payment is a maximum of £500 per person for full time staff and a pro-rata amount for those working part time. This is a one-off payment, subject to the arrangements described below and is not to be considered as an ongoing pay commitment.

This letter from NHS Scotland advises NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the arrangements for the NHS payment disbursement to persons working within an independent service provider setting, announced on 30 November 2020.

The payment is available to:

General Practitioners and their practice teams, including administrative staff and practice managers; NHS Dentists and dental teams, including administrative staff and practice managers; Community optometrists and their optometry practice teams, including administrative staff and practice managers; and Community Pharmacists and their pharmacy teams.

Please note that applications for the payment must be made by 21 February 2021 and by an appropriate person.