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NHS chief says staff were expecting 'higher pay rises' than one per cent offered

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Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer WilliamsNHS staff in England had been expecting to receive a higher pay rise than the one per cent proposed by the government, a health boss has told MPs.Sir Simon Stevens, the chief executive of the NHS in England, confirmed that plans set out previously had budgeted for NHS pay to rise by 2.1 per cent this year.It comes as the government has robustly defended its proposal to give some NHS staff in England a pay rise of just one per cent.Labour has accused the government of breaking its promise to health workers.Sir Simon said that proper recognition for what staff have been through over the course of the pandemic is “entirely right”.But he called for the independent pay review.

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