News alert / Funding for one-off payments

The government has announced funding to cover one-off payments of at least £1,655 for eligible healthcare staff at non-NHS organisations such as charities, local authorities or social enterprises. It comes after the NHS pay deal, agreed in May, led to more than one million staff including nurses, paramedics and 999 call handlers receiving a 5% pay rise for 2023/24, backdated to April, alongside two one-off payments worth between £1,655 and £3,789 for full-time staff. The government is to provide additional funding for organisations with contracts to deliver NHS services, who employ their staff on agenda for change contracts. (See News)