Written question asked by John Austin (Labour) on Thursday, 11 February 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 March 1999. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Monday, 1 March 1999 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the increase in pay between 1984 and 1998 for NHS staff covered by the Pay Review Body; and what was the pay rise for the same period for those NHS professional staff not covered by the Pay Review Body separately identifying (a) laboratory scientists, (b) technicians, (c) clinical psychologists, (d) pharmacists and (e) speech and language therapists. - Includes table. (Holding answer 16 February 1999).

Answer: Mr. Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the increase in pay between 1984 and 1998 for NHS staff covered by the Pay Review Body; and what was the pay rise for the same period for those NHS professional staff not covered by the Pay Review Body separately identifying (a) laboratory scientists, (b) technicians, (c) clinical psychologists, (d) pharmacists and (e) speech and language therapists. [71806] Mr. Denham: [holding answer 16 February 1999]: The percentage increase in basic pay rates for National Health Service staff covered by the Pay Review Body and those five groups not covered by the Pay Review Body between 1984 and 1998 is set out in the table. Percentage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name of profession Minimum Maximum Doctors 125 126 D grade Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors 138 123 (and 1984 equivalent) Professions Allied to Medicine 146 140 Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers 137 122 Technicians 146 145 Qualified Clinical Psychologists 113 145 Speech and Language Therapists 158 170 Hospital Pharmacists 118 116 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Advanced letters

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 71806; 326 c578W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: NHS Pay Pharmacy Pay settlements Speech and language therapy Scientists Technicians Clinical psychologists
Contains statistics: Yes