NHS staff ‘unsocial hours’ payments under threat

Department of Health proposes radical cost-cutting changes to shift-patterns of staff in EnglandNHS staff in England could lose their extra “unsocial hours” payments for working Saturdays and Sundays, under radical changes to shift-patterns aimed at keeping down the costs of running 24/7 health services.The move is among options being considered to bring about a big reduction in night and weekend pay made under “archaic and out-of-line” contracts. A Department of Health submission to the