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Health Secretary Alex Neil last night pledged that Scotland would not follow UK government plans to impose a pay freeze on NHS staff.
A major rift opened up between London and Edinburgh when the SNP minister condemned Westminster proposals to halt pay rises as a ?betrayal of the NHS?.
Reacting to a move by his UK counterpart Jeremy Hunt to cancel a 1 per cent rise for NHS employees, Neil promised to do all he can to protect the pay of the 140,000 people who work in the health service in Scotland.
In a submission to an independent pay review body, the UK Department of Health has argued that withholding the pay rise would enable the NHS to employ more people to achieve safe staffing levels.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/alex-neil-vows-no-nhs-pay-freeze-in-scotland-1-3128364
A major rift opened up between London and Edinburgh when the SNP minister condemned Westminster proposals to halt pay rises as a ?betrayal of the NHS?.
Reacting to a move by his UK counterpart Jeremy Hunt to cancel a 1 per cent rise for NHS employees, Neil promised to do all he can to protect the pay of the 140,000 people who work in the health service in Scotland.
In a submission to an independent pay review body, the UK Department of Health has argued that withholding the pay rise would enable the NHS to employ more people to achieve safe staffing levels.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/alex-neil-vows-no-nhs-pay-freeze-in-scotland-1-3128364