NHS Employers responds to the government’s acceptance of Pay Review Bodies' recommendations

Responding to the announcement that the government has accepted the independent Pay Review Bodies’ headline pay recommendations for all NHS staff, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, said:

“Health leaders will very much welcome this earlier announcement of pay awards for their teams and look forward to further improvements in timescales for decision making so that staff receive pay awards as the financial year commences.  

“The awards being made this year will elicit a range of reactions from different staff groups. I would urge all unions to await the government’s longer-term plans for services and the workforce, and to seek dialogue and engagement as ways to resolve any concerns they may have on behalf of members. It is especially important that we make progress together on the longer term reform of our reward offer to staff.

NHS Employers is the employers’ organisation for the NHS in England. We support workforce leaders and represent employers to develop a sustainable workforce and be the best employers they can be. We also manage the relationships with NHS trade unions on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.