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Majority of NHS staff feel government does not value their efforts combatting Covid-19
Unison submits findings to the NHS Pay Review Body and calls for all NHS staff to receive a pay rise of at least £2,000
NHS staff and supporters march on Regent Street in central London, as part of a series of marches and rallies form across the country calling for a 15% pay rise for NHS workers in September 2020

by Matt Trinder
Industrial reporter

A HUGE majority of NHS staff feel that the government does not value their extraordinary efforts in combating the Covid-19 pandemic, a Unison survey showed today.

Many of the 10,000 staff consulted are considering leaving the health service as they struggle to cope with the strain in overwhelmed hospitals.

Unison has submitted the findings to the NHS Pay Review Body, with the union calling on the government to give all NHS workers a pay rise of at least £2,000.

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