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Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

I agree, it's very "Tory" that they'll respect and listen to "doctors" w have been out of Uni for 5 minutes over other professionals who have been working in the NHS for over a decade+ ... indicative of their class-based mindset and assumptions tbh.

That said, 6% is still an absolutely abysmal pay increase for 2023, way below inflation.

The organisation I work for did an 11% pay bump across the whole organisation and mine was closer to 20% once my own increment increase was included. Granted, it's a small organisation and so doing a pay increase for all staff doesn't have the same implications as a massive employer like the NHS, but still.

McDonalds/KFC and the like have implemented significant pay increases over the last few years. Isn't Maccies min wage something like £11.20 now? At this rate, in 5 years time we'll have healthcare staff quitting their jobs to work at the drive-thru because The Colonel offers better pay and conditions. Disgraceful situation.

Yup. An experienced nurse could run medical rings around your bog-standard GP (a junior one at that). One’s on their feet for 12+ hours day and night. GPs are paid to know a little about a lot rather than know a lot about anything in particular. But even then GPs are on a crap salary relative to the States/maple-and-yank land and that would be the case even with an 11% pay rise.