What will the pay deal mean for staffing outside the NHS?
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What will the pay deal mean for staffing outside the NHS?

Alison Moore Freelance health journalist

Long-awaited NHS pay rises may exacerbate nurse shortages in the private sector, social care and GP practices

It’s hardly a bonanza, but many NHS staff will have seen a welcome boost in their July pay packets as the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay deal starts to filter through.

Nursing Standard. 33, 5, 24-26. doi: 10.7748/ns.33.5.24.s14

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