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| Pay rise for nurses gets go-ahead | Pay rise for nurses gets go-ahead |
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| Nurses in Northern Ireland are to receive the full pay award recommended by the Independent Pay Review Body. | Nurses in Northern Ireland are to receive the full pay award recommended by the Independent Pay Review Body. |
| The move means that nurses and midwives will receive a 2.5% increase back-dated from 1 April. | The move means that nurses and midwives will receive a 2.5% increase back-dated from 1 April. |
| Health Minister Michael McGimpsey said all key workers in "the wider health service team" would also receive the recommended increase. | Health Minister Michael McGimpsey said all key workers in "the wider health service team" would also receive the recommended increase. |
| "This pay rise is fully deserved and goes some way towards demonstrating how our health service is valued," he said. | "This pay rise is fully deserved and goes some way towards demonstrating how our health service is valued," he said. |
| Mr McGimpsey said he was on record as saying he believed that nurses "deserved to have their pay in full". | Mr McGimpsey said he was on record as saying he believed that nurses "deserved to have their pay in full". |
| 'Confidence' | 'Confidence' |
| "I met with the RCN (Royal College of Nursing) and other unions and left them in no doubt that I would take all steps possible to make good on their pay award," he said. | "I met with the RCN (Royal College of Nursing) and other unions and left them in no doubt that I would take all steps possible to make good on their pay award," he said. |
| "For pay reviews to be credible, employees have to have the confidence in the system and in its outcome. | "For pay reviews to be credible, employees have to have the confidence in the system and in its outcome. |
| "Following consultation with my colleague at the Department of Finance and Personnel, Peter Robinson, I am now able to make good on the arrangement for paying our nurses in Northern Ireland." | "Following consultation with my colleague at the Department of Finance and Personnel, Peter Robinson, I am now able to make good on the arrangement for paying our nurses in Northern Ireland." |
| The minister said the pay rise would also be awarded to administrative and clerical staff "as well as other support services". | The minister said the pay rise would also be awarded to administrative and clerical staff "as well as other support services". |