Councillor and Ipswich Hospital nurse Sarah Barber said she felt betrayed by the pay rise
Health workers and unions in Suffolk and north Essex have branded the proposed 1% pay rise for NHS staff an absolute disgrace after their work throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
The government has revealed plans to increase workers pay slightly from next year, with millions of other public sector staff set to see their salaries frozen.
In a document submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body, the government argues the outlook for the next financial year is uncertain and pay awards must be both fair and affordable .
Councillor and Ipswich Hospital nurse Sarah Barber said she felt betrayed by the pay rise
Health workers and unions in Suffolk and north Essex have branded the proposed 1% pay rise for NHS staff an absolute disgrace after their work throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
The government has revealed plans to increase workers pay slightly from next year, with millions of other public sector staff set to see their salaries frozen.
In a document submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body, the government argues the outlook for the next financial year is uncertain and pay awards must be both fair and affordable .
Campaigners for a pay rise in Ipswich last year
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
A fresh campaign has been launched calling on the government to allocate cash in the 2021 Budget for a health workers pay rise.
The Fair Pay for Key Workers campaign being run by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling for a pay rise for all NHS key workers who have been instrumental during the Covid-19 pandemic.
It is calling on the government to up the minimum wage to £10 per hour from the current £8.72, halt public sector pay freezes, and ensure outsourced workers for public services are paid the Real Living Wage.
Campaigners for a pay rise in Ipswich last year
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
A fresh campaign has been launched calling on the government to allocate cash in the 2021 Budget for a health workers pay rise.
The Fair Pay for Key Workers campaign being run by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling for a pay rise for all NHS key workers who have been instrumental during the Covid-19 pandemic.
It is calling on the government to up the minimum wage to £10 per hour from the current £8.72, halt public sector pay freezes, and ensure outsourced workers for public services are paid the Real Living Wage.
NHS workers are speaking out over the current coronavirus crisis at Ipswich Hospital
- Credit: SARAH LUCY BROWN
“We are struggling, we are drowning, and it is getting worse. Please, we implore you. Keep yourselves safe.”
That is the stark plea from exhausted Ipswich Hospital staff who have warned they are at “breaking point” as they battle surging numbers of coronavirus patients on the frontline – at levels they have never seen before.
Hundreds of staff are currently off sick across Ipswich and Colchester hospitals, according to NHS data
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NHS workers have today laid bare how they are struggling to cope with a second wave which is well and truly on the attack, with bed numbers so high that some sick patients are being treated on the back of ambulances while space is found for them.