NHS staff will receive a 3% pay rise backdated from April, the Department of Health and Welfare said.
The move comes after the government accepted the recommendations of the salary review body and will affect staff in England.
Nurses, paramedics, consultants, dentists and salaried general practitioners will receive a pay rise in recognition of their contribution to the pandemic in an “unprecedented year”.
In a statement, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said: “NHS staff are rightly receiving a pay rise this year despite the wider public sector pay hiatus, in recognition of their extraordinary efforts.
“We have asked the independent compensation review bodies for their recommendations and I am happy to accept them in their entirety, with a 3% salary increase for all staff involved, from doctors and nurses to paramedics and porters.
“We will support the NHS as we focus our efforts on exiting this pandemic and tackling the backlog of other health issues that have built up.
“I will continue to do whatever I can to support all of those in our health department who work tirelessly to care for patients. ”
Care Minister Helen Whately said: ‘I am committed to making the NHS the best place to work for all of our staff and we continue to invest in recruitment and retention with over 45,300 more staff in the NHS now compared to a year ago, including nearly 9,000 more nurses and over 4,000 more physicians.
“Our NHS staff have worked incredibly hard to tackle the pandemic for over eighteen months and I am happy to confirm that we are accepting the full recommendations of the salary review bodies this year, so that staff in his tenure will receive a 3% salary increase. ”
The Department of Health and Welfare said the pay increase would mean an additional £ 1,000 per year for the average nurse and an annual increase of £ 540 for porters and cleaners.
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Source: www.times-series.co.uk
This notice was published: 2021-07-21 17:21:23
