NHS workers lose up to £9,000 per year during decade of real-terms pay cuts

NHS workers lose up to £9,000 per year during decade of real-terms pay cuts NHS workers in England have lost up to £9,000 a year during a decade of Conservative led real terms pay cuts, GMB analysis shows. 

Long-serving cleaners have had more than £1,000 pinched from their pay packet every year, 999 call handlers £3,500, nurses more than £6,000, midwives more than £7,500, the union’s calculations found. GMB Union

 

See also:

• NHS pay review announcement - key questions and guidance Department of Health and Social Care
• Pay is important, but it is not the only factor contributing to high staff turnover The King's Fund
• How can we suddenly afford a 3pc rise for the NHS? The Daily Telegraph
• 'Shameful and divisive' 3% pay rise threatens death-knell for GP partnerships GPonline
• Ministers force NHS England to cover part of 3% staff pay rise The Guardian
• NHS staff have lost thousands in real pay since 2011, studies find The Guardian
• Business secretary says 3% pay rise for NHS staff in England and Wales is fair – video The Guardian
• NHS told to find £1.5bn of savings to fund staff pay rise, despite fears of service cuts The Independent