in the fourth test to secure the series 3 1. hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. pressure is mounting on the uk government over its proposed pay offer of i% for health workers in england, after it was claimed that a long term plan had assumed an increase of double that. nhs providers, which represents trusts in england, accused ministers of snatching planned pay rises from the pockets of deserving nhs staff. four health unions have written to the chancellor, urging him to reconsider. our health editor, hugh pym, reports. nhs providers is the first employers group to wade into the health service pay row in england. it argues that a long term government financial plan for the nhs in 2019 included a commitment to pay staff a wage increase ofjust over 2% from this april. the organisation said the pandemic has strengthened the case for better staff pay, so it was very disappointing that only i% was now being proposed. government sources said ther
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the series 3 1. good afternoon. the group representing health service trusts, nhs providers, hasjoined unions in saying the government s proposed 1% pay rise for health service staff in england is not enough. ministers have defended the rise, saying the pandemic had placed unprecedented strain on public finances. here s our political correspondent, jessica parker. pulling up, a very public row about this week s i% pay offer, with claims an increase of 2.1% had been baked in as part of a longer term settlement. which is actually enshrined in an act of parliament, so we ve got a really strong legal basis here to say that that the pay rise was there. obviously, that was all set out pre pandemic, but actually the pandemic really only enhances the case for a pay rise for nhs staff. an nhs funding boost was enshrined in law, say the government, but not figures on pay. its proposal will now be looked at by an independent pay review body. last night again, the message the pandemic
the group representing health service trusts, nhs providers, hasjoined unions in saying the government s proposed 1% pay rise for health service staff in england is not enough. ministers have defended the rise, saying the pandemic had placed unprecedented strain on public finances. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. if government ministers thought nhs staff in england would be grateful to be exempted from public sector pay freeze, the reality looks rather different. those run hospital trusts as well as the unions are calling for the government to look again at the proposed pay rise, and claimed that as part of a long term plan for the nhs, ministers had previously planned to put up the pay by twice as much this year. the assumption is 2.1% which is actually enshrined in an act of parliament so we have got a strong legal bases here to say that the pay rise was there, and obviously that was all set out before the pandemic but actually the pandemic only enhances th
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