We look at pay-setting for the four UK nations and in other countries with comparable healthcare systems – what pay rises have colleagues in other nations secured for 2024-25 and beyond?

Pay is an important issue for the profession, not least because it is widely recognised that nursing staff are not paid what they deserve. After years of pay stagnation and real-terms cuts for NHS staff, many feel the remuneration for nurses does not reflect the skills and experience required and the value of this safety-critical profession. But what happens in other nations? How does the way nurse pay is agreed across the UK compare with that in countries that have healthcare systems with similar features to the NHS and what are your international nursing peers being paid?