NHS Staff Council accepts pay offer, but Royal College of Nursing and Unite vow to continue action

NHS staff on the Agenda for Change contract will receive their pay increase this summer, after the NHS Staff Council voted to accept the government’s pay offer.The offer was accepted by most unions involved in strike action, including GMB, Unison, the Royal College of Midwives, and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. The contract covers NHS staff apart from doctors and dentists.The deal includes two one-off non-consolidated payments for 2022-23—worth £1655 to £3789 depending on salary band—and a 5% consolidated pay increase for 2023-24 for anyone at point 2 of band 2 and above.1Steve Barclay, England’s health secretary, said, “It is now my intention to implement this for all staff on the Agenda for Change contract, and where some unions may choose to remain in dispute, we hope their members—many of whom voted to accept this offer—will recognise this as a fair outcome that carries the support of their colleagues and…
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