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AfC pay award above ‘affordability’ level fails to satisfy unions

By 2026-02-12T16:36:00

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The government’s 2026-27 pay award for Agenda for Change staff will cost the NHS an extra £1.2bn and has been described as “insulting” by the service’s largest unions.

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