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Nurses and Other NHS Staff to Get 3.3% Pay Rise
The 3.3% pay rise for 1.4 million NHS staff exceeds forecast inflation, includes targeted boosts for lowest-paid workers, and aims to support recruitment and retention.
- The UK government approved a 3.3% pay rise for more than 1.4 million NHS staff from April.
- Accepting the NHS Pay Review Body's recommendation, the government remitted the pay review process months earlier and Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the uplift exceeds the Office for Budget Responsibility's 2.2% forecast, delivering a `real terms pay rise`.
- Pay packets will show the uplift from April, as Dean Royles of NHS Employers said all Agenda for Change staff will receive their annual pay rise for the first time in many years.
- But health unions criticised the award as below inflation, with Royal College of Nursing general secretary Professor Nicola Ranger calling it an insult, while NHS trusts and employers warned funding must be clarified soon.
- Campaigners say the move aims to retain experienced colleagues and new recruits, prioritising graduates and the lowest paid as NHS trusts prepare medium-term plans under Agenda for Change reforms.
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