NHS Bosses Received £35m In Pay Rises - Report

Some executives earned more than £1m last year, a Daily Mail investigation found, and even at hospitals with the worst standards of care directors received pay packages worth up to £5,000 per day. The figures emerged after the Mail carried out an audit of trust accounts and found exploitation of the NHS pension scheme by some senior executives. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt vowed to launch an investigation, even though NHS England told Sky News "pay is set by the Department of Health"