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Nottingham NHS staff win pay deal and backdated wages

By Liz Wells 18 August 2025

Healthcare support workers at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have secured back pay of up to £2,500 and a permanent wage rise.

NORTHERN IRELAND EXECUTIVE

RCN Northern Ireland lodges formal dispute over failure to implement pay award

By Liz Wells 04 August 2025

The RCN has lodged a formal pay dispute with the Northern Ireland Executive and HSC employers.

HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Health workers at Homerton NHS Trust win wage increase and back pay deal

By Liz Wells 31 July 2025

Hundreds of clinical support workers at Homerton NHS Trust have won a ‘substantial’ wage increase and back pay deal.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING

Nurse starting salaries over £8k lower after 'decade of pay cuts'

By Liz Wells 14 July 2025

Starting salaries for nurses are now more than £8,000 lower than if wages had kept up with inflation since 2010, new analysis reveals.

PAY DEALS

Unite to ballot NHS members over 'substandard' pay award

By Liz Wells 04 June 2025

Unite has begun balloting its NHS members over the recent pay award from the government.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES

RCM to consult with members on pay award

By Liz Wells 30 May 2025

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is to consult with its members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on the 3.6% pay award.

WORKFORCE

BREAKING NEWS: Government confirms NHS pay awards for 2025-26

By Liz Wells 22 May 2025

NHS staff have been offered pay rises of between 3.6% and 4.5% for 2025-26.

NHS SCOTLAND

NHS Scotland's 8% pay offer accepted by Unite members

By Liz Wells 15 May 2025

Unite the union's NHS Scotland members have 'overwhelmingly' backed a two-year pay offer.

PAY DEALS

Midwives and maternity care assistants in Scotland accept pay offer

By Liz Wells 14 May 2025

Midwives and maternity care assistants working in the NHS in Scotland have voted to accept a two-year pay offer of just over 8%.

UK GOVERNMENT

NHS leaders concerned over potential unbudgeted pay rises

By Liz Wells 14 May 2025

Further cuts to staffing and services are likely if NHS organisations need to shoulder pay costs above what is included in the health service’s budget for 2025/26, says the NHS Confederation.

CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Healthcare staff in Calderdale and Huddersfield secure 'significant' back pay deal

By Liz Wells 13 May 2025

Healthcare assistants in the maternity and theatre departments of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust are to be moved up a salary grade and receive five years’ back pay for clinical ta...