NHS Pay Rise: An Insult to Staff
UNISON head of health Helga Pile responds to the suggested NHS pay rise, calling it an "insult to staff".
"Yet again ministers are trying to get away with giving staff a way-below-inflation pay rise. It will go down badly right across the NHS, just as workers are bracing themselves for the challenges of winter."
Pile criticizes the government's submission to the NHS Pay Review Body, which proposes a 2.5% pay rise for healthcare staff in 2026/27.
- The proposed pay rise is below inflation, which will negatively impact staff.
- Promised talks and additional funding to fix NHS salary structures have yet to materialize.
- The proposed pay rise may not even cover the minimum wage laws when the rate increases in April.
"This is surely the final nail in the coffin for the pay review body process. Ministers must now get unions in for talks and put a decent level of funding on the table."
Author's summary: NHS staff face below-inflation pay rise.
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