Guidance

Terms and conditions of service for associate specialists April 2018

The terms and conditions of service for doctors employed on the associate specialist (England 2008) contract.

Publication date: 27 March 2018

Chapters

The terms and conditions of service for doctors employed on the associate specialist (England 2008) contract. Version 3, effective from 1 April 2018. This contract is closed to new entrants.

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