Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 2071

NHS: Pay

Tabled: 29 July 2024
Answered: 2 September 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that NHS workers receive above inflation pay awards.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Government uses the independent Pay Review Body (PRB) process to set pay for all public sector workers. In reaching a decision on what to recommend, the PRBs consider recruitment, retention, funding, and the Government’s inflation target. The PRBs are...
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