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NHS: Pay

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 10 October 2024UIN 6583

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether pay rises for (a) doctors and (b) other NHS staff will be met from existing NHS budgets.

Answered by Karin Smyth

My Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s statement on 29 July 2024 sets out the position across the Government, which includes departments making savings to pay towards the outcomes of the pay review bodies. The process for agreeing savings is not yet complete, however the intention is for the Department of Health and Social Care and HM Treasury to meet the pay review bodies’ recommendations for doctors and other National Health Service staff in 2024/25, and to resolve any funding needs in the usual way.

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