Pay Gap Between Top and Bottom Widens in NHS

Commenting on the report from Incomes Data Services on pay

rises for chief executives in the NHS, Dave Prentis, General

Secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest health union, said:

“High quality management is essential for creating a modern and

responsive NHS. Managing an NHS Trust is a big job and the

NHS needs to be able to compete with the much bigger pay and

perks on offer in the private sector, in order to get the best person

for the job.

“However this principle doesn