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The Government have announced a £1,400 pay award for NHS staff on Agenda for Change. While the award varies considerably in percentage terms, it means yet another real terms pay cut for MiP members and most other NHS staff.

MiP's annual pay survey show that an above-inflation pay rise will help to tackle severe staff shortages and boost the morale of the thousands of managers who are on the brink of leaving the NHS.

NHS managers need to see “significant workforce interventions” – including an inflation-busting pay rise for NHS staff – if they are to manage the staffing crisis in the NHS and lead the recovery from the pandemic, MiP says.

NHS trade unions, including MiP, have called for an “inflation-busting pay rise” to tackle growing staff shortages in the NHS and accused the government of failing to take the pay review process seriously.

NHS England has updated key policies on sickness absence, annual leave and self-isolation during the pandemic. Find out more here.

MiP members in England have voted to oppose the proposed 3% pay award for Agenda for Change staff, and indicated they would be willing to take part in industrial action.

MiP responds to the announcement of a 3% pay rise for staff on Agenda for Change in England.

In its evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body, MiP says a decent pay rise for all staff is the only reasonable response to the pressure and trauma of working during the pandemic, and essential to avoid a staffing crisis in the year ahead.

Our members survey sent a clear message that the emergency effort can't be sustained forever. We need more staff and that means real investment in NHS pay this year.

Help us to give the Pay Review Body the full picture on NHS pay by taking part in our members' survey.

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UNISON’s head of health gives her top tips for using the Agenda for Change agreement to to recruit, retain and motivate your staff.