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Ministers have offered more than 1 million NHS staff in England a 3% pay rise, three times higher than its initial 1% offer which sparked fury among frontline workers.However, nurses are likely to reject the award as too low and may take industrial action in protest. Other health unions also plan to ballot their memberships over possible strike action.Following a day of confusion and rising tensions, the government dropped plans to make only 1.5% of the 3% uplift a permanent increase to salaries, with the other 1.5% in effect a one-off bonus. It came after staff groups warned privately that they would condemn any deal structured that way.The governments 3% pay rise is a cut in real terms for nurses | Rachel AmbroseRead moreHowever, the governments decision to exclude the NHSs 61,000 junior doctors 鈥?all medics below the level of consultant 鈥?from the pay award is certain to cause deep unease among a key group of staff who undertook a series of strikes in 2015-16 in protest at a proposed new contract.The pay rise offer comes after the Covid pandemic left hospitals overwhelmed and forced staff to adapt to full personal protective equipment and the cancellation of leave. Waiting lists have r stanley nz isen to a record 5 million patients.Ministers stressed on Wednesday that they had accepted in full the recommendations of the two independent pay review bodies which advise the government on levels of NH stanley water bottle S stanley mugs pay. The Department for Health and Social Care DHSC said 3% was a recognition of the Wuly Charles Taylor s life behind bars: tennis and transfer woes
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