Josie Irwin: Government’s offer is a leap in the right direction
A rise of 6.5% over three years is not a panacea, but the offer is free of unpalatable...
22 Mar 2018
Focus on pay
The NHS pay deal trumpeted as being the ‘biggest pay rise in a decade’ has come into effect.
However, within days of nurses in England receiving their first pay increase, RCN general secretary Janet Davies issued an apology after it emerged some staff had got less than they thought they would.
The college has now launched an independent review into the situation.
Read our series on the pay deal which also covers what is happening with staff who work outside of the NHS and in the other UK nations
Readers' panel: Will the 6.5% nursing pay increase over three years be enough to...
Nurses in England have been offered minimum pay rises of 6.5% if they accept a new three-...
22 Mar 2018
Pay to finally increase – if deal is agreed across England
Nurses in England are set to see minimum pay rises of 6.5%, rising to as much as 29%
21 Mar 2018
Pay: why this year's salary increase may depend on where you live...
The final article in our series on the 2018 negotiations on nurses’ pay examines some of the...
02 Mar 2018
Road block looms over bid to link pay to productivity
This latest article in our series on the 2018 pay negotiations looks at what is shaping up...
22 Feb 2018
Shake-up of flawed pay bands system could make it quicker to get to the top
The third of our series of articles setting the scene for the 2018 negotiations on nurses’...
15 Feb 2018
Unions seize chance to modernise NHS pay structure with fairer grading
Nearly 15 years since the implementation of the Agenda for Change pay system, introduced to...
08 Feb 2018
Opportunity and risks for nurses with prospect of multi-year pay deal
The first of a Nursing Standard series on pay looks at one possible outcome of the 2018 pay...
26 Jan 2018