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Closed Increase pay for NHS Mental Health Workers

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The Government should provide additional funding to the NHS to allow them to pay Healthcare staff an allowance for working unsocial hours, and for working in dangerous conditions/with challenging behaviour.

Mental Health Support Workers and Nurses are required to work unsocial hours, and face dangerous situations head on. There is a real risk of seeing serious self-harm; being assaulted; verbal aggression; witnessing suicide attempts. Whilst earning a low hourly rate, often around £8-9 per hour, there is no requirement for employers to pay enhancements for working unsocial hours or in dangerous situations. Mental health workers should be paid a 17% allowance which is equivalent to HMPPS.

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