Ditch unfit for purpose pay body to stop staff leaving, cut NHS backlog and improve patient care, say unions

UNISON, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Unite urge Wes Streeting to hold direct pay talks

Latest pay rise must just be the start of turning NHS fortunes around

Patients are treated by one team in the NHS and everyone’s contribution is crucial and must be fairly valued.

Low-income NHS staff paying the price for wage delays

Staff earning least in the NHS are losing access to schemes to reduce or spread their costs

Pay is key to persuading staff to stay in the NHS

New research shows extent of health staff applying for work outside the service

Health: ‘The government treats us like April fools’ on pay

Pay dominated proceedings at health conference, today, with the upcoming UNISON consultation top of the agenda

Pay rise for thousands of NHS staff already overdue

Demoralised staff have been let down with no clue how they will meet rising bills

NHS can’t provide quality care until staffing crisis resolved, says UNISON   

Low pay and burnout to blame for staff leaving NHS

NHS pay key to cutting waiting lists, says UNISON

The government must negotiate a proper pay package for health workers to halt the steady drain of experience from the NHS

Mitie must pay healthcare workers what they are owed or strikes will continue, say UNISON and Unite

Staff will strike for second time today over failure to honour NHS lump-sum payment

Hundreds of Mitie staff striking today at Dudley Group hospitals

Staff demand NHS payment given to hundreds of thousands of other health workers

Decent NHS pay rise is crucial if both the workforce and the economy are to grow, say health unions

Report sets out case for decent pay

Put pay right and start to solve the NHS’ many problems

Wage talks rather than review body process are needed

Pay is key to fixing staffing crisis and getting NHS waiting lists down

If the prime minister wants to meet his pledge, he must act over pay

NHS staff need better pay, not divisive distractions, says UNISON

Pitting different groups of staff against each other is wrong approach

Government must hold NHS pay talks early in the new year, says UNISON

UNISON responds to the government issuing pay review body remit letters