Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 35084

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust: Pay

Tabled: 3 March 2025

Answered: 7 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Mike Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of including Tunbridge Wells in the High Cost Area Allowance and (b) impact of these proposals on staff (i) recruitment and (ii) retention

Answer

Karin Smyth

It is part of the Pay Review Bodies’ remit to look at and, if necessary, make recommendations on the future geographic coverage of high-cost area supplements, and on the value of such supplements. As these provisions are reflected in staff terms and condi...

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