Human Resources Policies: Clinical Academics

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Additional Programmed Activities (APAs)

Additional Programmed Activities (APAs)

A Consultant Clinical Academic (CCA) or Senior Academic General Practitioner (SAGP) working full time will work ten (10) programmed activities per week.

Extra programmed activities are referred to as Additional Programmed Activities (APAs) and these may be either academic or clinical. Further information regarding APA's for staff employed on the CCA or SAGP contract, may be found in Annex C of Conditions of Employment for Consultant Clinical Academic Staff (sent with the contract).

The value of an Additional Programmed Activity (APA) is 10% of basic salary plus 10% of any CEA award up to level 9. Where an honorary consultant holds discretionary points or a local clinical excellence award above the level 9 discretionary point, the APA is capped at level 9 / Bronze level (£36,192 presently). Payment for an APA is therefore based on 10% basic salary plus a maximum amount of 10% of £36,192.

Calculating the value of additional programmed activities

The value of an additional programmed activity is variable depending on:

  1. your pay threshold
    and
  2. whether or not you hold discretionary points, a distinction award or a clinical excellence award.

Calculation 1

If you do NOT hold a discretionary point, distinction award or a clinical excellence award, perform the following calculation:

Take the value of your basic full time pay (no other payments should be added) and divide this payment by 10.

For example, a basic salary of £69,991 p.a. / 10 = APA allowance of £6,999 p.a. (per APA undertaken)

Calculation 2

If you hold a discretionary point, distinction award or a clinical excellence award, perform the following calculation:

  1. Calculate the annual value of one additional PA per week:
    Take the value of your basic full time pay (no other payments should be added) and divide this payment by 10. This provides figure A .
    e.g. basic salary of £84,154 p.a. / 10 = Figure A rate of £8,415 p.a.
    Proceed to the next step.
  2. If you hold a discretionary point, distinction award or a clinical excellence award, perform the following calculation to provide figure B :
    • If Discretionary Points held: Divide the annual value of your DPs by 10 = figure B
    • If Distinction Award held: Divide the value of 8 DPs by 10 = figure B
    • If Clinical Excellence Award level 1 - 9 held: Divide the value of your CEA by 10 = figure B
    • If Clinical Excellence Award level 10 - 12 held: Divide the value of level 9 by 10 = figure B

Outcome: The annual value for each APA undertaken = A + B