Agenda For Change




Agenda for Change is the name given to the Governments plan to modernise pay and the workforce of the NHS. As it is the biggest shake up since the inception of the NHS, it is vital that staff are aware of the package and what it contains. There is now a wealth of information available, and this, in addition to that included in my Council reports and RepsDirect bulletins, is most of the information relevant to pharmacy.


Essential Documents

August 2004

The Final Agreement 361KB

October 2004

The Job Evaluation Handbook 234KB

October 2004

The Knowledge and Skills Framework 753KB

April 2014

The Terms and Conditions Handbook 1579KB

March 2009

A previous Terms and Conditions Handbook 602KB

April 2008

Maintaining Round The Clock Services - The Unsocial Hours Agreement 350KB

October 2004

What will it mean for you? - A guide for staff 194KB

April 2003

NHS Scotland Pay Protection Letter 43KB

July 2005

Pharmacy Job Profiles July 2005
(inc Pre-reg Pharmacist, Pharmacist, Pharmacist Specialist, Pharmacist Advanced, Pharmacist Team Manager, Pharmacist Consultant, Professional Manager Pharmaceutical Services)

October 2004

SEHD Letter to service on job descriptions 

October 2004

SEHD job descriptions flowchart 

October 2004

SEHD job descriptions template 

October 2004

SEHD job descriptions template guidance 

 

SEHD Pay Modernisation site

Essential Local Documents

January 2007

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Review Procedure 137KB

August 2006

NHS Lanarkshire Review Policy 106KB

January 2008

Glasgow & Clyde Unite Group Review Advice No.1 522kb

Additional Information


2008  

 
  RepsDirect 867 - 25 March 2009
Agenda For Change Revised Handbook
  RepsDirect 858 - 14 February 2009
Agenda for Change Pay Circular 2009/10
  RepsDirect 855 - 29 January 2009
National Audit Office on AfC
  RepsDirect 845 - 18 December 2008
Pay Review Body Outcomes and Pay Campaign Latest
  RepsDirect 836 - 29 October 2008
Unite Evidence to The Pay Review Body
  RepsDirect 800 - 1 August 2008
Updated AfC Handbook
  RepsDirect 796 - 25 July 2008
Pay Circular
  RepsDirect 787 - 7 July 2008
Revised NHS Mileage Allowances
  RepsDirect 780 - 26 June 2008
NHS staff council on call review
  RepsDirect 778 - 19 June 2008
Final pay circular for 2008/09 for Agenda for Change staff
 

RepsDirect 772 - Reps Direct 764 NHS Staff Council On Call Review
10 June 2008

 

RepsDirect 770 - AfC revised handbook
9 June 2008

 

RepsDirect 764 - NHS Staff Council On Call Review
28 May 2008

 

RepsDirect 763 - Facts about the NHS Pay Offer
28 May 2008

 

RepsDirect 756 - NHS staff council on-call review
9 April 2008

 

RepsDirect 750 - NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) - Frequently Asked Questions - Updated March 2008
3 April 2008

 

RepsDirect 742 - Unsocial Hours pay circular
28 February 2008

 

RepsDirect 739 - Revised AfC handbook
19 February 2008

 

RepsDirect 735 - NHS Terms & Conditions Handbook Q&As
4 February 2008

 

RepsDirect 729 - Proposed unsocial hours agreement - membership ballot
15 January 2008


2007  

 
 

RepsDirect 724 - Mileage Allowance Guidance Jan 2008 (2)
10 December 2007

 

RepsDirect 701 - Revised AfC handbook
18 October 2007

 

RepsDirect 695 - AfC outcomes survey
11 October 2007

 

RepsDirect 687 - Staff Council Executive Notes
21 September 2007

 

RepsDirect 686 - JEG guidance on review evidence
21 September 2007

 

RepsDirect 649 - Agreed Note of Staff Council Meeting
25 May 2007

 

RepsDirect 643 - Staff Council/JEG advice on jobs crossing boundaries
23 May 2007

 

RepsDirect 642 - Agreed note of the Staff Council Executive Meeting - 5 March
22 May 2007

 

RepsDirect 641 - Unsocial Hours Review
22 May 2007

 

RepsDirect 638 - Pay Review Body Visits - including NHS Lothian **
10 May 2007

 

RepsDirect 634 - PNC Staff Side Statement
30 April 2007

 

RepsDirect 633 - 2007 Pay Award
27 April 2007

 

RepsDirect 630 - IS IT WORKING? Implementation of the Knowledge and Skills Framework and Widening Participation in Learning in the NHS
13 April 2007

 

RepsDirect 629 - The e-KSF and data security
12 April 2007

 

RepsDirect 625 - NHS pay: Statement By NHS Trades Unions
19 March 2007

 

RepsDirect 622 - Pay Review Award
2 March 2007

 

RepsDirect 621 - Review of Unsocial Hours Arrangements
26 February 2007

 

RepsDirect 614 - Redundancy Agreement Section 16
31 January 2007


2006  

 
 

RepsDirect 592 - Agenda for Change - good practice guidance on merging organisations
5 December 2006

 

RepsDirect 588 - Staff Side Evidence to the Pay Review Body 2006
17 November 2006

 

RepsDirect 582 - Staff Side Evidence to the Pay Review Body 2006
30 October 2006

 

RepsDirect 579 - NHS Employers and Amicus Evidence to the Pay Review Body
25 October 2006

 

RepsDirect 564 - Guidance on information disclosure for publication
26 July 2006

 

RepsDirect 535 - Staff Side Council issues Four-Pack of Advice and Best Practice on AFC
26 July 2006

 

RepsDirect 529 - Guidance for including KSF outlines in the 'national library'
20 July 2006

 

RepsDirect 513 - Consistency Checking
6 June 2006

 

RepsDirect 454 - Agenda for Change Questions and Answers for roll-out sites
4 January 2006


2005  

 
 

RepsDirect 420 - Agenda for Change Questions and Answers for roll-out sites
2 December 2005

 

RepsDirect 417 - AfC Job Evaluation Consistency Checking
1 December 2005

 

RepsDirect 413 - Trainees under Agenda for Change
23 November 2005

 

RepsDirect 407 - Guidance on Agenda for Change Job Evaluation Equalities Monitoring
1 November 2005

 

RepsDirect 401 - Statement on AfC assimilation in England
30 September 2005

 

RepsDirect 399 - Trainees Under Agenda For Change
26 September 2005

 

RepsDirect 395 - Agenda for Change Matching Reviews
2 September 2005

 

RepsDirect 394 - Status Report on Job Profiles
2 September 2005

 

RepsDirect 392 - Healthcare Science Generic profiles
2 September 2005

 

RepsDirect 391 - AfC Implemention Target in England
2 September 2005

 

RepsDirect 390 - KSF Q & A update on KSF
2 September 2005

 

RepsDirect 387 - AfC: Job Profiles- state of play, June
12 July 2005

 

RepsDirect 386 - Unsocial Hours Update
13 July 2005

 

RepsDirect 384 - Amendments To The Agenda For Change Handbook
30 June 2005

 

RepsDirect 383 - AfC Matching and assimilation - Amicus advice
20 June 2005

 

RepsDirect 382 - Two Tier Workforce Issues - Statement
20 June 2005

 

RepsDirect 381 - Agenda for Change: incremental dates
20 June 2005

 

RepsDirect 380 - Agenda for Change: Guy's and St. Thomas's Handbook
20 June 2005

 

RepsDirect 378 - Agenda for Change: Guy's and St. Thomas's Handbook
11 May 2005

 

RepsDirect 377 - Agenda for Change matching guidance for matching to bands 8/9 and reviewed profiles
9 May 2005

 

RepsDirect 376 - Health Agenda for Change Consistency Checking Checklist
29 April 2005

 

RepsDirect 371 - Agenda for Change: Questions and Answers
21 January 2005

 

RepsDirect 370 - NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook: Section 27: Working Time
5 April 2005

 

RepsDirect 369 - Issues for Local Agreement, Partnership Working and Employers' Discretion
5 April 2005

 

RepsDirect 367 - Health Health Sector Training
5 April 2005

 

RepsDirect 365 - Calculation of AfC Assimilation Earnings
23 March 2005

 

RepsDirect 361 - NHS Staff Council Executive
11 March 2005

 

RepsDirect 345 - Health Sector Training Programme for Workplace Reps
21 January 2005

 

RepsDirect 344 - News and Status Report on National Profiles
20 January 2005

 

RepsDirect 343 - On Call: Four Year Protection
17 January 2005

 

RepsDirect 342 - Agenda for Change: Practice Matching to CAJE
17 January 2005

 

RepsDirect 341 - Agenda for Change: NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook
13 January 2005


2004  

 
 

Department of Health Agenda for Change Newsletter No1
December 2004

 

RepsDirect 328 - Amicus members vote YES in AfC Ballot
12 November 2004

 

GHP Press Release - AfC Ballot Update
1 November 2004

 

RepsDirect 321 - Amicus digs in to secure Speech and Language Therapy Enderby gains
28 October 2004

 

Ballot papers issued
22 October 2004

 

T&G votes for NHS Agenda for Change
21 October 2004

 

RepsDirect 314 - Agenda for Change handouts - see documents above
11 October 2004

 

RepsDirect 313 - £30 million to fund AfC backfill for TU reps/stewards
8 October 2004

 

SEHD issues letter to service on job Descriptions - see above
7 October 2004

 

RepsDirect 312 - Amicus Agenda for Change Second Ballot - corrected version
5 October 2004

 

SOR members say 'No' to Agenda for Change
1 October 2004

 

RepsDirect 311 - Amicus Agenda for Change Second Ballot
29 September 2004

 

RepsDirect 308 - Facilities Agreement on modernisation agency website
3 September 2004

 

RepsDirect 307 - Job Evaluation Handbook - Final Draft
24 August 2004

 

RepsDirect 306 - Agenda for Change Proposed Agreement
24 August 2004

 

RepsDirect 305 - Final Version of the Agenda for Change Review Document
23 August 2004

 

Outcome of the AfC Early Implementer Review 
20 August 2004

 

RepsDirect 304 - Agenda for change: joint statement from the shadow executive
12 August 2004

 

RepsDirect 302 - Agenda for change: joint statement from the shadow executive
11 August 2004

 

RepsDirect 300 - Accreditation of AfC Job Matching, Evaluation and Analysis Training
29 July 2004

 

RepsDirect 299 - Agenda for Change Review
29 July 2004

 

AfC Q & A - New Dept. of Health information 
24 July 2004

 

RepsDirect 298 - Job Descriptions
23 July 2004

 

RepsDirect 297 - Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF): Gateways - A Clarification
20 July 2004

 

RepsDirect 294 - Job Evaluation - Matching Procedures and Factor Plan
8 July 2004

 

RepsDirect 293 - Information from Early Implementer Sites
5 July 2004

 

RepsDirect 292 - The Agenda for Change Job Description Guidance
5 July 2004

 

RepsDirect 290 - Agenda for Change Reps Training - Extra dates
2 July 2004

 

London SHRINE Report on Agenda for Change Implementation
1 July 2004

 

RepsDirect 284 - Update on City Hospitals Sunderland
21 June 2004

 

RepsDirect 282 - Joint Statement on Agenda for Change Preparation
11 June 2004

 

RepsDirect 281 - The Pay Review Body Reports on Early Implementers
11 June 2004

 

RepsDirect 274 - Amicus Guide for Workplace Reps/Stewards
27 May 2004

 

NHS Greater Glasgow Agenda For Change Newsletter No.2
26 May 2004

 

RepsDirect 273 - City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Trust - ‘big bang’
26 May 2004

 

Pay Review Body Report on the EI sites
24 May 2004

 

RepsDirect 270 - Rolling out Agenda for Change in Mental Health - 17th June 2004
21 May 2004

 

RepsDirect 267 - Shadow Executive Advice on Agenda for Change - Job Descriptions
19 May 2004

 

RepsDirect 266 - Agenda for Change Update from the NHS Shadow Executive
19 May 2004

 

RepsDirect 265 - Scotland - SPRIG Agenda for Change Report
19 May 2004

 

RepsDirect 264 - Agenda for Change - Invitation to DoH Events
18 May 2004

 

NHS Greater Glasgow Agenda For Change Newsletter No.1
12 May 2004

 

GHP Agenda For Change Information Bulletin 8
11 May 2004

 

RepsDirect 263 - New National Profiles and Status Report
30 April 2004

 

RepsDirect 261 - Agenda for Change Update
22 April 2004

 

RepsDirect 259 - Agenda for Change Training - New Additional Dates
21 April 2004

 

RepsDirect 255 - JEWP: Technical Note: Knowledge Factor: Distinction Between Levels 5 and 6
22 March 2004

 

RepsDirect 253 - AfC - Early Implementer Pay Circular - 1 April 2004
15 March 2004

 

RepsDirect 252 - AfC - On-call Agreement - Early Implementer, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust
10 March 2004

 

RepsDirect 250 - Amicus - Agenda for Change - The Second Ballot
5 March 2004

 

RepsDirect 249 - General Information for Pharmacists on Matching Jobs to Published Profiles
4 March 2004

 

GHP Agenda For Change Information Bulletin 7
26 February 2004

 

RepsDirect 247 - Workplace Representatives - Training Availability
20 February 2004

 

RepsDirect 246 - Where is Amicus going on Job Profiles?
20 February 2004

 

RepsDirect 242 - Responses to Queries Raised by EI Sites Part 6
9 February 2004

 

RepsDirect 239 - Status Report February 2004
3 February 2004

 

RepsDirect 236 - Workplace Representatives - Training Availability
21 January 2004

 

RepsDirect 235 - Agenda for Change: What is happening for Administration and Clerical (A&C) grades?
16 January 2004

 

GHP Press Release - National Profiles agreed
7 January 2004


2003  

 
 

RepsDirect 226 - Agenda for Change Early Implementer Interim Report
11 December 2003

 

RepsDirect 225 - Agenda for Change - Members tips for updating job description
11 December 2003

 

GHP Agenda For Change Information Bulletin 6
5 December 2003

 

GHP Agenda For Change Information Bulletin 5
4 December 2003

 

RepsDirect 221 - Responses to Queries Raised by EI Sites Part 5
5 November 2003

 

RepsDirect 220 - Agenda for Change - DoH Q&A paper
5 November 2003

 

Scottish Pay Reference and Implementation Group Newsletter
October 2003

 

RepsDirect 218 - The Job Description, Matching Panels, Appeals & The Amicus Agenda for Change Reps - A Guide for Officers and Reps
28 October 2003

 

RepsDirect 216 - AfC - Job Descriptions and Matching on EI Sites
20 October 2003

 

RepsDirect 214 - Agenda for Change Guidance on the Profile - Specialist Medical Photographer (Team Leader)
2 October 2003

 

RepsDirect 213 - Responses to Queries Raised by EI Sites Part 4
1 October 2003

 

RepsDirect 210 - Advice to Early Implementer Sites on Matching Job Profiles - Joint Secretariat Group Statement
18.09.03

 

RepsDirect 208 - Status report on profiles, Guidance notes on profiles for community and mental health nurses, EI sites - interim reports 1
25 September 2003

 

RepsDirect 206 - Responses to Queries Raised by EI Sites Part 3
9 September 2003

RepsDirect 200 - Staff Side Agrees New Profiles
14 August 2003

RepsDirect 197 - Responses to Queries Raised by EI Sites Part 2
4 August 2003

GHP Agenda For Change Information Bulletin 4
30 July 2003

RepsDirect 196 - Responses to Queries Raised by EI Sites
24 July 2003

RepsDirect 191 - The Role of the Agenda for Change Representative
15 July 2003

RepsDirect 187 - The Job Description, Matching Panels, Appeals & The Amicus Agenda for Change Reps - A Guide for Officers and Reps
July 2003

GHP Comment on RepsDirect 183
19 June 2003

RepsDirect 183 - Update on Agenda For Change
19 June 2003

RepsDirect 177 - Agenda For Change Ballot Result
16 May 2003

GHP Agenda For Change Information Bulletin 3
9 May 2003

Ballot Papers issued
2 May 2003

GHP Position Statement on ballot
2 May 2003

RepsDirect 174 - AfC
10 April 2003

GHP Agenda For Change Information Bulletin 2
31 March 2003

Letter to NHS Scotland Chief Executive
31 March 2003

Scottish Pay Reference and Implementation Group Newsletter
March 2003

RepsDirect 172 - AfC NAC meeting
31 March 2003

GHP Agenda For Change Information Bulletin 1
16 March 2003

RepsDirect 170 - AfC briefings
6 March 2003

RepsDirect 169 - AfC
3 March 2003

RepsDirect 168 - AfC
7 February 2003

Agenda For Change - A Further Update
24 February 2003

Agenda For Change - An Update
24 February 2003

RepsDirect 167 - AfC
31 January 2003

RepsDirect 166 - AfC
30 January 2003

Knowledge and Skills Framework
March 2003

Agenda For Change
March 2003

AFC Job Evaluation Handbook
March 2003

RepsDirect 165 - AfC
20 January 2003


2002  

 

Pay rebuff threatens NHS reform
31 December 2002

RepsDirect 160 - AfC Q&A
30 November 2002

GHP Press Release
30 November 2002

Department of Health letter to Chief Executives
28 November 2002

Statement of Agenda For Change by the Secretary of State
28 November 2002

The Guardian - Government sets up £4bn pay deal to end NHS work restrictions
26 November 2002

The Guardian - Q&A: the NHS pay deal - Agenda for Change
26 November 2002

Glasgow & West of Scotland AfC Meeting
9 October 2002

Amicus briefing by Barrie Brown
16 September 2002

Amicus briefing for lay reps
14 June 2002

AFC briefing at Glasgow & West of Scotland Group AGM
23 May 2002

Scottish Pay Reference and Implementation Group Newsletter
April 2002

Terms & Conditions Working Party

Knowledge and Skills Framework

 

Job Evaluation

Background
5 March 2002

Job Evaluation Factors
5 March 2002

All Evaluated Posts as at
20 February 2002


2001  

 

Scottish Pay Reference and Implementation Group Newsletter
January 2001





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