After a long and difficult year, a decent pay rise for NHS staff should be a simple decision to make and be popular with the public. Valuing health staff and investing in the NHS is a political choice.
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Matt Hancock should stop trying to defend the indefensible
Insulting 1% pay offer doesn’t recognise efforts of those fighting COVID for over a year, and will lead to an exodus of loyal staff while doing nothing to attract new recruits
Staff shouldn’t pay price for pandemic costs
Sara Gorton says exhausted staff need morale boost now
Increase needed to show ministers value staff
Nurses must feel valued and words aren’t enough
Health staff across the UK are entering a second day of campaigning, urging the government to give every NHS worker an early pay rise of at least £2,000
Staff deserve immediate wage lift from government
UNISON applauds ‘life-changing improvement for these vital workers’