Analysis
The cap is scrapped, but no word yet on what comes next
Uncertainty remains over how much of a rise nurses can expect and what the timing will be.
Posted 20 October 2017 - 14:00
Posted 20 October 2017 - 14:00
Uncertainty remains over how much of a rise nurses can expect and what the timing will be
The pay cap has finally been scrapped, but nurses are being urged not to put away their protest banners just yet.
After a sustained campaign by unions including the RCN, health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced in parliament on 10 October that the 1% cap on public sector pay rises would end after seven years.
But the announcement raised numerous questions – notably how much of a rise will staff receive and how will it be
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