Nurses and other NHS staff in Scotland have been offered an 8% pay rise as part of a new two-year pay deal proposal from the country’s government. The offer, worth more than £700m over the two-year period, is the result of talks between health trade unions, employers and the Scottish Government. Scottish unions will now consider the pay offer and decide whether to accept or reject it. “This is a strong two-year pay offer” Neil GrayShe said the governments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland should follow suit and ditch the NHS Pay Review Body process. Scottish health secretary Neil Gray said: “This is a strong two-year pay offer that has been agreed following constructive engagement with trade union representatives.
