Senior managers in the NHS enjoyed pay rises three times greater than nurses according to official figures that will add to discontent over public sector earnings.
The average senior manager has seen basic pay rise 15 per cent in cash terms since 2010 while nurses have seen a 5 per cent rise on average, analysis of NHS data shows.
Unions have protested that this means nurses’ real incomes have fallen significantly after adjustment for inflation, as they step up a campaign to lift a cap on public sector pay. They have reacted angrily to discovering that better-paid bosses are enjoying much bigger rises.
There are about 10,000 senior managers in the NHS and each now earns £77,578, £9,926 more in cash terms than in August