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Over 1 million NHS staff to receive pay rises from today
FROM Thursday, 1 June 2023, more than 1 million NHS workers started to receive a pay rise following an agreement between the Government and Unions.
As part of the deal, eligible workers on the Agenda for Change contract, which includes:- Nurses, Paramedics, 999 Call Handlers, Midwives, Security Guards, and Cleaners, will receive the pay rise, backdated to April. As a result of this package, newly qualified Nurses will see their salary go up by more than £2,750, over 2 years, from:- 2021 to 2022 to 2023 to 2024. They will also receive over £1,890 in 1 off payment this year. In addition, they will receive a 1 of the ‘NHS backlog bonus’ which recognizes the sustained pressure facing the NHS following the pandemic and the extraordinary effort staff have been making to meet the Prime Minister’s promise to cut waiting lists. The backlog bonus will be worth at least £1,250 per person but will be determined based on how much experience staff have and based on an individual’s pay band. The average Nurse in pay band 5, for example, will receive £1,350. Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay said:- “More than 1 million of our hard-working NHS staff will begin to receive more money in their pay packet, including a backlog bonus for all their efforts during the Pandemic. We’re giving Nurses, Paramedics, physiotherapists, and other eligible staff a fair pay rise, which will see for example, band 6 staff getting an extra £5,000 over 2 years. We hugely value the work of NHS staff and the vital role they’re playing to cut waiting lists, which is 1 of the Government’s 5 priorities, and recognizes the work they put in day in and day out.” Under the deal, Agenda for Change staff will receive a non-consolidated award of 2% of an individual’s salary for:- 2022 to 2023. This is on top of the 1 off ‘NHS backlog bonus’ and the pay increase of at least 4% staff received for:- 2022 to 2023, as recommended by the independent pay review body process. This is worth at least £1,400; meaning a newly qualified Nurse received a 5.5% increase, and those on the lowest salaries received a pay rise of 9.3%. For 2023 to 2024, the Government has given Agenda for Change staff a 5% consolidated increase in pay, worth at least £1,065. The deal will also provide a higher pay uplift for the lowest-paid NHS staff, with all those in bands 1 and 2 having their pay raised to the same level. The pay increase was reached following constructive talks with unions and organizations including:- UNISON, GMB, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, and the British Dietetic Association.
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