NHS pay cap lifted as Jeremy Hunt announces rise of three per cent for doctors and nurses

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Alamy Live News Jeremy Hunt has signalled a three per cent pay rise for all doctors and nurses

He said ministers had accepted the one per cent cap was no longer “sustainable”, hinting at above inflation pay rises next year.

He added: “We recognise it wasn’t sustainable to carry on with the one per cent going forward and that’s why next year we’ve been given the leeway to have more flexible negotiations.”

But he was unable to rule out cuts to NHS services elsewhere to pay for the rise.

It followed a Government announcement last month that police and prison officers would benefit from the removal of their pay cap.

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