Year Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professions Hospital Doctors and Dentists Cash terms Real terms1 Cash terms Real Terms1 1997-98 3.3% staged2 0.3% 3.4% staged3 0.4% 1998-99 3.8% staged4 1.2% 4.2% plus 0.35% for pensions staged4 1.6% 1999-2000 4.7% plus uprating of some allowances 2.7% 3.5% plus £500 on consultants’ scale maximum 1.5% 2000-01 3.4% plus uprating of some allowances and changes to grade D incremental scale 2.1% 3.3% 2.0% 2001-02 3.7% plus average 2% for F-I grades by consolidation of discretionary points 1.2% 3.9% 1.4% 2002-03 3.6% plus increase in allowances and changes to some pay scales 0.4% 3.6% plus increases in pay scale maxima for senior house officers, staff grades and associate specialists 0.4% 2003-04 3.225% 0.6% 3.225% plus changes to pay scale for staff grades and associate specialists 0.6% 2004-05 3.225% 1.0% Consultants on 2003 contract Consultants on pre...