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Closed Ensure wages in NHS rise at same rate as National Minimum Wage (NMW).

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The NMW is rising fast and will be £9/hour by 2020. Pay in the NHS has been frozen and currently restricted to a 1% rise. By 2020 there will only be a £2/difference between minimum wage jobs and new degree level medical professionals on band 5, in essential roles, saddled with student debt.

National Minimum Wage https://www.gov.uk/government/news/summer-budget-2015-key-announcements

NHS 1% pay agreement https://www.gov.uk/government/news/summer-budget-2015-key-announcements

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