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Denying NHS staff pay rise in Budget ‘would be a kick in the teeth’
Denying NHS staff a pay rise in next week’s Budget would be a “kick in the teeth” after months on the frontline of the pandemic, Labour has said.
It comes amid reports that ChancellorRishi Sunak will not include a pay boost for health workers in England, despite warnings it could cause an exodus among frontline staff.
Mr Sunak will not make any decision on salaries for NHS staff until he receives the NHS Pay Review Body’s conclusions, which are due to be delivered in May, according to the newspaper.
The identities of the hackers have not been revealed and it is unclear what their ultimate goal was, but these facilities are involved in extensive COVID related research. The lab in question deals with basic science, rather than clinical research, but the systems accessed are thought to be machines that prepare biochemical samples for fundamental research. We have identified and contained the problem and are now investigating further, a spokesperson for the University said. There has been no impact on any clinical research, as this is not conducted in the affected area. As is standard with such incidents, we have notified the National Cyber Security Centre and are working with them.
Oxford University has confirmed that one of its laboratories involved in Covid-19 research suffered cyberattack after an investigation by Forbes suggested that hackers were showing off access to a number of systems.The university on Thursday, .
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