§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Social Services why the salaries for the chief nursing posts in the reorganised National Health Service at region, area and district level are lower than the equivalent administrative and finance posts, in some cases by £2,000 a year.
§ Sir K. JosephUntil the posts have been established and experience gained of their operation regard has been had, in fixing the provisional salaries, to the relevant provision of the Price and Pay Code which states that the rate for new 387W work should not be more than the current rate paid for the same or most nearly similar work by the same or other employers. The salaries are, therefore, based in each case on a provisional assessment of the responsibilities of the new posts compared with existing posts.