The next government must give NHS staff a pay rise Pay restraint is preventing NHS leaders from recruiting and retaining the staff they need to provide safe, high quality care
The general election on 8 June is an important opportunity to restate what is needed to keep the NHS afloat. Its continued success needs investment in services and the capacity to reshape them to meet 21st century needs. Without this, patients, service users and frontline staff will feel the impact, and trusts will struggle to deliver improvements.
This is set against the backdrop of one of the longest and deepest financial squeezes in NHS history, with demand for services going through the roof and every type of trust running at capacity levels (pdf) way beyond the recommended levels. Continue reading... The Guardian
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