§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the cost of the proposed salary rises for NHS staff in England(a) in total and (b) broken down by category. [69992]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 8 February 1999]: Until the negotiations with non-Review Body staff groups have been completed it will not be possible to estimate the total cost of this year's pay awards. Estimates for the costs of the Review Body awards are set out as follows:
£million Nurses 370 Professions Allied to Medicine 60 Hospital and Community Health Service Doctors and Dentists 120 Family Health Service Doctors and Dentists 130