Should NHS nurses get more than a 1% pay rise and if so how much? | UK | News
NHS staff have been under enormous strain during the pandemic (Image: GETTY) Also, the lack of PPE and having to reuse PPE or wear expired PPE and risking our lives." Health minister Nadine Dorries has defended the Government's position, saying nurses have received a 12 percent increase in pay over the last three years, pointing out the average nurse's salary was around £34,000. However, frontline workers described her claims as "lies". Kelly Robbins, a nurse working in primary care in Brighton, said: "We listen to them on TV and they are lying, and it's just painful and really debilitating ...