- Government accepts recommendations of NHS independent pay
review bodies in full for this year
- 3% pay rise for NHS staff including nurses, paramedics,
consultants, dentists and salaried GPs
- NHS staff recognised for their pandemic contribution during
an unprecedented year
NHS staff including nurses, paramedics, consultants, and dentists
in England will receive a 3% pay rise backdated to April 2021
after the government accepted the recommendations of the
independent NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) and the Review Body for
Doctors’ and Dentists’ Renumeration (DDRB).
For the average nurse, this will mean an additional £1,000 a
year, while many porters and cleaners will receive around £540.
The government committed to providing NHS staff with a pay uplift
in recognition of the unique impact of the pandemic on the NHS.
The independent pay review bodies considered a range of evidence
from organisations including government, the NHS and trade unions
in order to reach their recommendations.
Health and Social Care Secretary
said:
“NHS staff are rightly receiving a pay rise this year despite the
wider public sector pay pause, in recognition of their
extraordinary efforts. We asked the independent pay review bodies
for their recommendations and I’m pleased to accept them in full,
with a 3% pay rise for all staff in scope, from doctors and
nurses to paramedics and porters.
“We will back the NHS as we focus our efforts on getting through
this pandemic and tackling the backlog of other health problems
that has built up. I will continue to do everything I can to
support all those in our health service who are working so
tirelessly to care for patients.”
Minister for Care said:
“I am determined to make the NHS the best place to work for all
our staff and we continue to invest in recruitment and retention
with over 45,300 more staff in the NHS now compared to a year
ago, including nearly 9,000 more nurses and over 4,000 more
doctors.
“Our NHS staff have worked incredibly hard to fight the pandemic
for over eighteen months and I’m glad to confirm we are accepting
the pay review bodies' recommendations in full this year, so
staff in their remit will receive a 3% pay rise.”
In addition, salaried GPs’ recommended minimum and maximum pay
will be uplifted by 3% whilst dental contracts will be uplifted
to account for the 3% uplift for dentists.
Notes to editors
- The reports will be laid before Parliament at 9:30am tomorrow
morning (22 July).
- The pay rise will be backdated to April 2021.
- Nurses at the top of band 5 currently earn a salary of
£30,600.
- The DDRB were not asked to make pay recommendations for those
Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) doctors who have
transferred over to the new SAS contract, or doctors and dentists
in training, as these groups are in respective multi-year pay and
contract reform deals.
- The SAS deal offers doctors faster
progression to the top of the pay scales with meaningful
increases at each progression point. The introduction of a new
senior SAS grade improves opportunities for career progression.
The agreement also introduces safeguards and additional annual
leave to support health and wellbeing.
-
GPs are subject to a five-year investment
agreement (to 2023/24) between NHSEI and the British Medical
Association (BMA) and therefore no pay recommendation has been
sought for GP contractors.
-
Dentists will receive a 3% uplift. This is in
addition to reduced requirements on the activity they deliver
for full payment of their contract, minus agreed deductions,
that have been in place throughout and a renewed commitment to
reforming the NHS dental contract.
- Uplifts to dentists will be passed on via an uplift to their
contract value.
- Health spending and public sector pay is a devolved
responsibility and it is up to each respective country to
determine how they respond to the Pay Review Bodies and what pay
uplift to provide for staff.
