The NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) has recommended a pay rise of around 3% for nurses and other Agenda for Change staff for this year, according to reports. It follows an announcement earlier this month that the NHS PRB had sent its report to governments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Ms Galbraith-Marten also called for any 2025-26 NHS pay award to be “fully funded”, warning that taking away resources from frontline services was “unfair on staff and bad for patients”. “That means a decent pay rise that will encourage experienced staff to stay and persuade new recruits to join. A government spokesperson said: “The department has received the NHS Pay Review Body recommendations for 2025-26 – regarding pay for Agenda for Change staff like nurses, paramedics and healthcare support workers.
