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This report sets out recommendations for the Defence Medical Services (DMS) from 1 April 2008, based on evidence relating to the Government's public sector pay and affordability considerations applying to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), DMS manning, recruitment and retention; and pay comparisons with the NHS. It recommends a 2.2 per cent increase for all Service Medical and Dental Officers and all DMS Reserve equivalents except general medical practitioners (GMPs) and general dental practitioners (GDPs); a 3.7 per cent increase for GMPs and GDPs; a 2.2 per cent increase to the value of DMS National Clinical Excellence Awards and Distinction Awards and DMS Trainer Pay; the introduction of DMS GMP associate trainer pay.