This week we discuss a quirk of last week’s pay deal between health unions and the government, which could see staff at the top of Agenda for Change paid more than senior managers.
We also dig into the “shameful” planned cuts of £550m to social care budgets, as revealed by HSJ.
With Henry Anderson, Annabelle Collins and Dave West.
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