§ Mr. AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the increase in pay between 1984 and 1998 for NHS staff covered by the Pay Review Body; and what was the pay rise for the same period for those NHS professional staff not covered by the Pay Review Body separately identifying(a) laboratory scientists, (b) technicians, (c) clinical psychologists, (d) pharmacists and (e) speech and language therapists. [71806]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 16 February 1999]The percentage increase in basic pay rates for National Health Service staff covered by the Pay Review Body and those five groups not covered by the Pay Review Body between 1984 and 1998 is set out in the table.
Percentage Name of profession Minimum Maximum Doctors 125 126 D grade Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (and 1984 equivalent) 138 123 Professions Allied to Medicine 146 140 Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers 137 122 Technicians 146 145 Qualified Clinical Psychologists 113 145 Speech and Language Therapists 158 170 Hospital Pharmacists 118 116 Source:
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