Labour promises pay rise for NHS staff

Labour will deliver a pay rise to NHS staff if it wins the General Election, scrapping the existing cap on salaries as part of a three-point pledge for the health service.NHS pay increases are currently subject to a 1% cap that has kept rises below the rate of inflation for seven consecutive years and is due to continue until 2020.Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth will commit Labour to end the cap, introduce legislation to make "safe staffing" levels a matter of law and restore funding t