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
they lost the fourth and final match in ahmedabad. 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 a public sector pay freeze, well, the reality looks rather different. those who run hospital trusts, as well as the unions, are calling for the government to look again at the proposed 1% rise, and claim that, as part of a long term plan for the nhs, ministers had previously planned to put up 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 basis here to say that that pay rise was there, and obviously that was all set out pr
applause 50-49. the us senate passes president biden s 1.9 trillion dollar covid relief plan by a single vote. the duke and duchess of cambridge talk about the impact of the pandemic in a special programme on the commonwealth. and coming up in half an hour are we seeing a vaccine apartheid unfold, as less wealthy nations miss out on supplies? find out more in global questions. good evening. welcome to bbc news. 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 a public sector pay freeze, well, the reality looks rather different. those who run hospital trusts as well as the unions are calling for the governme
further criticism of the proposed 1% pay rise for healthcare staff in england. the group representing health service trusts hasjoined unions saying it s not enough, particularly given the challenge of covid. on the second day of his visit to iraq, pope francis holds an unprecedented meeting with one of shia islam s most powerfulfigures. the duke and duchess of cambridge talk about the impact of the pandemic in a special programme on the commonwealth. and england have slumped to defeat in the test series in india. they lost the fourth and final match in ahmedabad. good evening. 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. the government should look again at its proposed pay rise of 1% for nhs st