Pay rises should not exceed 3.5pc next year, warns government

By Alastair McLellan2023-02-22T07:14:00

Giving NHS staff a pay rise of more than 3.5 per cent next year would mean cuts to the NHS’s non-pay budget or an increase in unsustainable borrowing, the government has claimed.

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