offer 5% and then the teachers would have another look at that, but at the moment, there is still a gap there, they are planning further action. 50 in the end, though the government, and i think the opposition as well, as they are constantly asked what they would do about this, will be pleased that the majority of health unions have accepted the offer, we still have further disputes and equally, in the health service as well, as we had steve barclay say to the bma about the junior doctors dispute, they are not covered by this particular agreement, and i suspect if they were, they will probably reject it in any case. so that is something which again is causing the government is a lot of concern, i suspect, and privately they are very worried about the potential effect on patients if health service workers go on strike, more aid than they are about relations with the teaching unions. thank you so much, ian. more worried than they are. i want to bring our viewers up to date w
date with what has been happening if they are justjoining us. they arejustjoining us. there is a new pay deal for hundreds of thousands of nhs staff in england. the government will give all workers, everyone from nurses and paramedics to porters and cleaners, 5% pay rise this year and a one off payment for last year. members of cameco unison and the gmb, the unions representing physios gmb, the unions representing physics and midwives, all in favour of the government plans, but there are objections from the rcn and unite unions. they have one they will continue to pursue strike action and chemical unite is carrying out a series of local strikes this week. the rcn would need to hold another ballot of its members before doing so. the rcn is the largest nurses union. the unite union represents tens of thousands of hospital workers. separately, junior doctors are in their own pay dispute, and the health secretary is in talks with the bma to see if the two sides can agree a way forward in
taxpayers. let s discuss this with jerry cope from the nhs pay review body. he is the chair and hejoins me now. your reaction? i am body. he is the chair and he “oins me now. your reaction?fi me now. your reaction? i am the former chair. me now. your reaction? i am the former chair, just me now. your reaction? i am the former chair, just to me now. your reaction? i am the former chair, just to be - me now. your reaction? i am the former chair, just to be clear. - me now. your reaction? i am the. former chair, just to be clear. this is obviously a step forward today but it is not the finishing line, shall we say, because as you just said, rcn and unite in particular are still holding out for something different. i think the interesting thing is what the government will do in particular with the rcn. i don t think there is any prospect now of the rcn or unite getting any more money because the government have basically signed an agreement with other unions and that would be an i
the dna is asking for a 35% increase to make way for 15 years of below inflation increases. steve backley described their claim is unaffordable, but this is his statement. he said, i m pleased the nhs to council has voted to accept our pay offer, demonstrating that a majority of nhs staff agree this is a fair and reasonable deal. he says, it is my intention to implement this for all staff on the agenda for change contract and while some unions may choose to remain in dispute, i hope that members, many of whom voted to accept this, will accept this as a fair outcome which carries the support of their colleagues, and decided it s time to bring industrial action to an end. we will continue to engage constructively with unions and workforce changes, he says, to ensure the nhs is the best place to work full staff, patients and
proper pay talks last autumn could have stopped health workers missing out on money they could ill afford to lose. the nhs and patients would also have been spared months of disruption. this pay deal must be the start of something new in the nhs. there cannot be a repeat of the past few months. everyone who cares about the nhs deserves better. that means improving the process that sets health worker wages. be ended by saying. the nhs remains desperately short of staff too. services can only cope with growing demand if there s a properly resourced and well supported workforce. government must now work with unions to achieve just that. let s get reaction now from roy lilley a former nhs trust boss and an independent health policy analyst. thank you forjoining us. a big pay agreements, good news for the government, what is your reaction?