5 October 2013 Last updated at 12:52 ET Unions have criticised government moves to halt a 1% pay rise for all NHS staff in England. All public sector pay increases are capped at 1%. The Department of Health proposes using the funding intended for the rise to "Modernise" pay structures. "Health minister Anna Soubry defended the government 's stance telling the BBC:"This is about making sure we pay our NHS staff well and we reward their improvement in skills. "Earlier a DoH spokeswoman said:"Many NHS staff have continued to receive pay rises of up to 3.5% and we want to keep working with the trade unions and employers on affordable pay.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24408681%23sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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