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muriel_volestrangler

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1. Pay rise was set to be 2.1% - NHS England chief Simon Stevens

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Tue Mar 9, 2021, 09:27 AM

Mar 2021

Health workers had been in line for a 2.1% pay rise before the pandemic, the head of NHS England has confirmed.

The government has suggested staff may get 1% this year - sparking an angry backlash from doctors and nurses.

Sir Simon Stevens told MPs he wanted workers to get "proper reward" for their efforts and he could "see the attraction" of a one-off bonus.

But he backed the government's overall approach to the dispute, saying it should be up to a pay review panel.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56260038

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Pay rise was set to be 2.1% - NHS England chief Simon Stevens muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #1