§ 36. Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Minister of Health whether he accepts the ceiling on the structure of nurses' pay as recommended by the National Board for Prices and Incomes' Report No. 60 on the Pay of Nurses and Midwives in the National Health Service.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonYes. I would refer the hon. Member to what I said about this in the debate on 1st July.
§ 58. Dame Irene Wardasked the Minister of Health whether, in relation to the proposed new nurses pay structure for all grades, he will set out in the OFFICIAL REPORT the detailed proposals, both before and after the recommendations of the National Board for Prices and Incomes were finalised, in order that each grade of the nursing profession will be fully informed about these proposals.
§ Mr. SnowThe Board's report did not finalise a new salary structure but gave a framework within which this should be negotiated by the Nurses and Midwives Whitley Council. An appendix to the Report shows how the new structure might fit in with the existing structure.
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§ 59. Dame Irene Wardasked the Minister of Health on what date it is proposed to bring in the new salary structure for the nursing profession; and if he will give an assurance that no retrospective adjustments of any kind will be involved.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe salary structure which the Nurses and Midwives Whitley Council are negotiating is intended to operate from 1st January, 1969. I do not envisage adjustments back to an earlier date.