Pay proposal will worsen the NHS dispute

Commenting on the Department of Health and Social Care’s submission today (Tuesday) to the NHS pay review body recommending a ​maximum pay rise of 3.5% in 2023/4 for health workers in England, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
“If the government was actively trying to worsen the crisis in the NHS, it couldn’t have done better than this.
“Vacancies are at an all-time high and this pitiful pay suggestion does nothing to so