Welsh government ups pay award and commits to working towards pay restoration for NHS staff
BMJ 2023; 380 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p339 (Published 10 February 2023) Cite this as: BMJ 2023;380:p339
- Ingrid Torjesen
- The BMJ
The government in Wales has committed to the principle of restoring the pay of NHS staff to 2008 levels and has offered an additional 3% on top of the amounts recommended by the pay review body for this year.
The additional 3% offered, which will be backdated to April 2022, comprises a 1.5% consolidated pay rise, meaning that it will be a permanent pay increase, plus a 1.5% non-consolidated rise, in effect a one-off payment for this year. The offer will apply to all doctors in secondary care, as well as other hospital staff, but not GPs.
In July the DDRB recommended a 4.5% uplift for doctors eligible for a 2022-23 pay award in Wales that included consultants, doctors in training, and specialty doctors and some associate specialist (SAS) doctors.1
The Welsh …
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