direct to your inboxThe public is being urged to stand on their doorsteps and balconies on Thursday to slow handclap the government over its controversial proposal for a 1 per cent pay rise for NHS staff.The suggested action, backed by health unions and the TUC, is the latest step in a campaign aimed at achieving an increased pay increase for health workers.Anger continues to rage over the government recommending a 1 per cent increase in its submission to the NHS Pay Review Body, which will make an announcement in May.Thursday’s event is aimed at mirroring the weekly applause for health workers last year, and takes place at 8pm – the first anniversary of the World Health Organisation declaring Covid-19 a global pandemic.The slow handclap.
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