§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimates she has made of the costs of introducing performance-related pay for nurses. [14991]
§ Mr. MaloneThe Government are proposing local pay for nurses which does not mean individual performance-related pay. Local pay provides the opportunity to reward the contributions which staff make to the provision of high-quality, cost-effective patient services. Arrangements for calculating local pay are a matter for individual trusts or other employers.