NHS terms and conditions of service handbook The NHS Staff Council 1. All NHS employers are obliged to adhere to employment and tax law and other statutory provisions. The NHS Staff Council will review this Handbook periodically, taking account of changes to relevant legislation. 2. In Scotland, the statutory framework includes legislation on staff NHS terms and conditions of service handbook The NHS Staff Council Pay circular (AforC) 2/2013: amendment number 28 • improve all aspects of equal opportunity and diversity, especially in the areas of career and training opportunities and to ensure working patterns that are flexible and responsive to family commitments; fileslib.