Pledge to match NHS pay deal in England

The Scottish Government has promised that NHS staff in Scotland will not be disadvantaged following a pay deal for English workers.

Health secretary Shona Robison said nurses, midwives, ambulance drivers, porters and other staff would be paid “at least as much” as their counterparts elsewhere in the UK.

Msrobisonwasresponding to news of a 6.5 per cent pay rise offer over three years for NHS workers in England.

The deal relates to those employed under Agenda for Change, the national pay system for all NHS staff, apart from doctors, dentists and senior managers.

Ms Robison said: “It is my intention to use any Barnett consequentials that come here as a result of this pay deal to invest in a Scottish pay agreement.”