Nicola Sturgeon announces £500 one-off payment to NHS staff as 'applause not enough'
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mirror.co.ukNicola Sturgeon has announced NHS staff and social care workers will receive a one-off £500 payment from the Scottish Government as a "thank you".
The First Minister said applause and recognition shown to frontline workers earlier in the pandemic "was never enough". She announced the move during her address to the SNP conference.
Negotiations are currently under way to increase pay for NHS staff, but they "deserve recognition now", Ms Sturgeon said. "I can announce today that, on behalf of us all, the Scottish Government will give every full-time NHS and adult social care worker £500 as a one-off thank-you payment for their extraordinary service in this toughest of years." The First Minister added there were "no strings attached" to the
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