The recommendations of the NHS pay review body were announced today and staff will be receiving a 2.5% increase from 1st April. It is expected that staff not covered by the review body will also have a 2.5% pay increase. Doctors will receive a 2.2 % increase but the consultants' award is staged to November 2006.The 2.5% increase applies to basic pay and to the minima and maxima of the high cost area supplements. There are no recommendations for national recruitment and retention premia for any staff covered by the review body.
The amicus press release is attached as and the department of health's press release can be found at http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/PressReleases/PressReleasesNotices/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4132531&chk=Q22Kxz
The full review body report can be found at http://www.ome.uk.com/downloads/Nurses%202006%20report.pdf.
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