The government has planned for a pay rise of 2.8% for nurses working in general practice and the NHS for 2025/26, it has been announced.
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In written evidence to the pay review bodies for general practice staff and NHS staff, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said it had ‘set aside 2.8% for pay for both’ groups.
‘DHSC view this as a reasonable amount to have set aside based on the macroeconomic data and forecasts and taking into account the fiscal and labour market context,’ it said in a letter published today.
This comes after GP partners in England were today urged to pay their nursing staff a 6% uplift for 2024/2025.
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The Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) – for GPs and general practice staff – as well as the NHS Pay Review Body has been taking evidence ahead of its recommendation, but the timing of DHSC’s evidence suggests it will come earlier than in recent years, as health secretary Wes Streeting has instructed.
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