Cornered markets
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Many National Health Service managers could reduce costs by basing nursing compensation to regional rates according to research. In Wales, if NHS pay levels were adjusted to reflect local labour market conditions, salaries would fall by a fifth, resulting in a savings of 1.2% of the total health service pay bill. National savings could reach 12%, according to Hugh Tynan, chairman of the health care special interest group at the Institute of Management Consultants.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1995
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Has anyone seen their top-up pay?
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Most UK nurses have not yet received the local pay offers which were intended to top up the 2% national pay award. This has been attributed to problems with negotiating contracts between purchasers and providers. Some observers feel that if trusts do not make offers soon, there is a danger that nurses will not receive any more than the 2% basic national award before autumn 1996. This could spark off industrial unrest.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1996
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Body negative
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The PayReview Body (PRB) is a publicly funded body whose retiring chairman Michael Bettrecommended the controversial 1% national award for nurses. The Office of ManpowerEconomics (OME) revealed that successors to the three other members were being appointed,although no biographical details have been given. Some believe that the PRB will cause its owndemise, because it embraced local pay.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1995
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