Health unions criticise ‘miserly’ 3% NHS staff pay rise

Health unions criticise ‘miserly’ 3% NHS staff pay rise Health unions have criticised the government for offering NHS staff in England a “miserly” 3% pay rise from April, despite inflation having hit 5.5%.

Ministers have proposed the increase in their written evidence to the NHS pay review body, which advises what salary uplifts the service’s 1.3 million staff should get. The Guardian

See also:

• NHS pay recommendation 'final push for many to leave service' GMB Union
• Government's view on NHS pay shows it's not serious about fixing nursing workforce crisis Royal College of Nursing
• Miserly government NHS pay proposal won’t clear the backlog or help patients UNISON
• 'A tight-fisted proposal': Unions hit out at 3% pay rise for NHS staff and say exhausted workers deserve more The Daily Mail
• Government puts forward 3% pay uplift for NHS nurses in England Nursing Times
• Government suggests 2% pay uplift for salaried GPs Pulse