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Minister suggests 1% pay rise for nurses shows gratitude to NHS Covid heroes

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A 1% pay rise for NHS heroes is a sign of the government’s gratitude for their service during the pandemic, a health minister has suggested.

Health service unions denounced the proposed award as a "kick in the teeth" for staff who had given "absolutely everything" over the past year to keep the public safe.

But Mental Health minister Nadine Dorries defended the 1% rise - which is expected to be a real terms pay cut after inflation - as “what we can afford.” Told the measly increase indicated nurses were a low priority for the government, Ms Dorries said: “It's a statement of what we think we can afford because we want to acknowledge nurses and doctors and healthcare workers. “All other public sector workers are facing a pay freeze, having

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