NHS pay rise

Exclusive: Nurses and ambulance workers offered 5% pay rise in move that could bring an end to walkouts.

Unions and the government have been locked in talks all week. And they have added to the care backlog unnecessarily.” If it did, that would be a material alteration to the spending plans contained in this week’s Budget before the ink is dry,” he said. “We take this to mean that the deal is fully funded rather than relying on raids on NHS budgets, taking money away from key services. “Obviously how these things are funded are a matter for the chancellor,” he said. Rishi Sunak also insisted frontline services will “absolutely not” be affected by the pay deal. She said the offer was “far from perfect”, but added: “GMB members should rightly be proud of themselves. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting dubbed Mr Barclay “last minute dot com”. Asked for details, Mr Barclay insisted it will not come at the expense of patients. The offer also includes two one-off bonuses for this year, an issue which has been at the heart of the dispute. Unison’s head of health Sara Gorton said: “It’s a shame it took so long to get here. The offer covers all NHS staff except doctors, who are on a different contract.

Unions asked for a pay rise above inflation - but refused to put any submission forward amid a bitter dispute with the government.

Strike action will continue to be paused while they are consulted. Importantly this deal is also affordable for the taxpayer and continues to deliver on my promise to halve inflation. For 2023/24, the government is offering Agenda for Change staff a 5 per cent consolidated increase in pay, worth at least £1,065. This is on top of the pay increase of at least 4% they received for 2022/23 last year, as recommended by the independent Pay Review Body process, worth at least £1,400. Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Care recommended a rise of 3.5 per cent for 2023/24, as had the Treasury. The proposal for the financial year 2023/24 would mean an average of 5 per cent rise for staff, worth at least £1,065.

NHS unions have received a new pay offer aimed at ending the long-running industrial dispute in England, with an announcement expected later today.

[Cost of living latest: NHS unions offered new pay deal](https://news.sky.com/story/cost-of-living-latest-four-day-week-breakthrough-ukraine-war-cost-1k-per-adult-in-gas-renters-face-cold-or-damp-12615118) But what we've said is that we are willing to make a more generous offer than was settled by the independent processes last year, providing it's not inflationary," he told Times Radio. ["sticking two fingers up to workers"](https://news.sky.com/story/budget-2023-chancellor-jeremy-hunt-has-stuck-up-two-fingers-to-workers-with-budget-says-union-12833721) after he [announced tax cuts for wealthy pensioners](https://news.sky.com/story/budget-2023-chancellor-jeremy-hunt-has-stuck-up-two-fingers-to-workers-with-budget-says-union-12833721), having insisted the country can't afford to pay key workers more. But nothing has been announced yet." [budget](https://news.sky.com/topic/budget-5954). [postponement in Wales](https://news.sky.com/story/ambulance-strikes-in-wales-on-monday-postponed-after-positive-talks-over-pay-12824703). [to increase public sector pay or face consequences in its services](https://news.sky.com/story/budget-2023-money-will-have-to-be-found-from-somewhere-for-public-sector-pay-says-ifs-12835196). I think those discussions are going very well. [for the first time in their more than 100-year history](https://news.sky.com/story/nursing-union-the-royal-college-of-nursing-announces-first-strike-in-its-106-year-history-12742357) just before Christmas, then again in January and February. [here](https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-strike-action-to-be-paused-after-union-recommends-members-accept-improved-pay-offer-12835466) [ambulance workers](https://news.sky.com/story/ambulance-strikes-suspended-as-unions-agree-talks-with-ministers-12824754) this month, saying they had been assured there was additional investment available for pay rises this year and next year, outside the current budgets. [agreed to suspend industrial action](https://news.sky.com/story/nurses-union-to-pause-strike-action-as-it-enters-intensive-talks-with-ministers-on-pay-12816623) while it entered into "intensive" negotiations with ministers.

The government is preparing to offer NHS workers in England a 2% non-consolidated pay rise plus a so-called 4% “Covid-recovery bonus” for the current financial ...

That’s the only thing that will improve staffing levels which is so necessary to bring our NHS back to safety. “This will do nothing to stop the thousands of staff leaving. In return, the government wants an end to all strike action.

The UK government will offer nurses, midwives and ambulance workers a 5% pay rise next year in a bid to end months of strikes, people familiar with the ...

After constructive talks with Health Unions, the government has put forward an offer for more than 1 million NHS staff to receive an additional pay rise.

Unions urge nurses, ambulance staff and other members to back deal including a one-off payment.

"We now await the decision of union members," he said. Strike action has also been paused in Wales and Scotland by most unions while new offers are considered. "I hugely admire the incredible work of NHS staff," he said. The two one-off payments for 22/23 we don't believe will create future inflationary pressures." The lowest paid will receive more. The offer, he claims, is "not really going to help recruitment in the NHS" because "only current staff members will get it".