- UK government offers 5% pay rise to nurses, midwives and ambulance workers in England for next financial year.
- Proposal includes a one-time bonus worth 2% of salary for 2022-23 and an 'NHS backlog bonus' worth at least £1,250 per person.
- Trade unions including the Royal College of Nursing, Unison and GMB will recommend the offer to their members.
- Unite union will let members decide but cannot endorse the offer.
- Ministers want to draw a line under months of NHS industrial action, which has seen close to 150,000 appointments canceled so far.
UK Offers Nurses 5% Pay Rise in Bid to End Most NHS Strikes
The UK government offered a 5% pay rise to nurses, midwives and ambulance workers in England for the next financial year, in a bid to end months of strikes.
Emily Ashton
