HOSPITAL bosses at Salisbury NHS Trust have decided not to adopt controversial regional pay plans.
Staff and unions at Salisbury District Hospital were angry the hospital had joined a consortium of 20 south west trusts looking at ways to reduce the £113million wages bill. They argued it would mean staff working longer hours for less pay and leave and would cause staff shortages.
The South West Pay Consortium was created to explore the regional pay model, and each trust paid consultants £10,000 to investigate the proposal and publish recommendations.
At the beginning of March the report recommended hospitals continue with national pay. But board members from each trust have met over the past month to decide whether to adopt or reject the recommendations.
Seven other trusts in the south west have voted against regional pay so far.
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