§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average remuneration at the most common incremental level of each grade of nurse; how this remuneration is made up by means of basic, bonus, overtime and other pay; and what perquisites exist in terms of meals, accommodation, and so on.
§ Dr. VaughanThe information requested is shown in the following table. Nurses enjoy no perquisites: they pay the economic cost of any meals taken under the "pay-as-you-eat" arrangements. The charges for those occupying lodgings on health authority premises are being moved to an economic level in four annual stages which will be completed in April 1984.
The table shows average earnings—that is, basic pay plus average special duty payments, for unsocial hours working and average excess hours duty payments—but does not include flat rate pay leads, standard or miscellaneous allowances which are paid on a personal basis to a minority of nurses and midwives or London weighting payments. Employers' national insurance or superannuation payments are also excluded.
Grade Average annual earnings* at 1 April 1981 £ Average special duty payments as percentage of basic pay Average excess hours payment as percentage of basic pay Regional Nursing Officer 21,073 Not applicable to these grades Not applicable to these grades Area Nursing Officer 18,389 District Nursing Officer 15,982 Regional Nurse 15,135 Area Nurse 13,182 Divisional Nursing Officer 11,016 Senior Nursing Officer 8,067 3.01 Nursing Officer I 7,664 5.33 0.62 Nursing Officer II 7,430 11.03 0.93 Nursing Sister (Ward Sister) II 7,650 12.75 1.39 Deputy Nursing Sister 6,235 5.92 2.03 Staff Nurse—SRN 5,826 15.96 0.83 Enrolled Nurse 5,299 17.32 1.03 Nursing Auxiliary 4,477 19.21 0.86 Student Nurse 3,788 10.22 0.29 Pupil Nurse 3,745 11.18 0.31 * ie Average basic pay plus average special duty and excess hours payments.