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Dept of Health

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Mr. Sawford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the percentage increase in pay for trainee and newly qualified (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) biomedical scientists in each year from 1990 to 1999. [86468] Mr. Denham: The information requested is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Pre registration Student nurse Grade D nurse Trainee MLSO MLSO 1 (Biomedical house officer (Biomedical Scientist) scientist) 1990 9.5% from 1.1.1991 13.9% from 1.1.1991 9.0% (7.0% from 7.9% 12.2% (7.0% from (7.0% from 1.4.1990 1.4.1990) 1.4.1990) 1991 9.5% from 1.12.1991 11% from 1.12.1991 9.60% (7.5% from 11.3% 7.9% (7.5% from (7.5% from 1.4.1991) 1.4.1991) 1.4.1991) 1992 5.5% 6.0% 5.8% 6.8% 4.8% 1993 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1994 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% 2.4% 1995 2.5% 1.0% national with 1.0% national with 1.0% national with 1.0% national with 2.0% agreed locally 2.0% agreed locally 2.0% agreed locally 2.0% agreed locally 1996 6.8% ** 2.0% plus local pay 2.0% plus local pay 2.0% plus local pay (2.8% as baseline (2.8% as baseline (2.8% as baseline for 1997 pay) for 1997 pay) for 1997 pay) 1997 3.75% from -- 4.1% from 1.12.1997 3.3% from 1.12.1997 3.3% from 1.12.1997 1.12.1997 (2.35% (2.0% from (2.0% from (2.0% from from 1.4.1997) 1.4.1997) 1.4.1997) 1.4.1997) 1998 4.55% from -- 3.8% from 1.12.1998 3.8% from 1.12.1998 3.8% from 1.12.1998 1.12.1998 (2.0% from (2.0% from (2.0% from 1.4.1998) 1.4.1998) 1.4.1998) 1999 3.5% -- {1}12.0% Under negotiation Under negotiation _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Increase for lowest point of scale. Notes: 1. All staged settlements are shown in full with the date of implementation first, followed by initial payment and date. 2. In 1993 all settlements in the public sector were agreed at 1.5%. 3. ** Project 2000 nurse training was fully implemented so all trainees receive a bursary. 4. Biomedical Scientists are classed as Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers (MLSOs) for pay and grading purposes. 5. Pay Offers for 1999, now subject to consultation by Staff Side with their members, would give trainee MLSOs between 6.6% and 26% and 7.1% to all MLSO1s. Source: Advance Letters, Report of Review Body for Nursing Staff, Midwives and Health Visitors.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

86468; 334 c390W

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Doctors Health professions Increases Pay Nurses Training Students Scientists

Contains statistics

Yes