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Pay scales

A three-year pay deal was negotiated for nurses in 2008 by the RCN, Unison, NHS Employers and the Department of Health.

The deal meant that nurses on Agenda for Change received a 2.75 per cent increase last year, following by 2.4 per cent in April this year. In April 2010 they are due to receive a further 2.25 per cent increase.

However, the multi-year deal includes a re-opener clause which can be invoked by either the unions or the government if either party feel there are significant economic or workforce changes that require the pay award to be increased or reduced.

In January, the independent Pay Review Body (RB) rejected a bid by the unions to reopen the deal. Unions wanted nurses to receive a higher pay award to cope with rising inflation.

Agenda for Change pay bands, April 2009 to March 2011

2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Band 1Band 1Band 1
12,517N/AN/A
12,92213,23313,653
13,26913,58814,008
13,61713,94414,364
   
Band 2Band 2Band 2
12,92213,23313,653
13,26913,58814,008
13,61713,94414,364
14,02314,35914,779
14,42814,77415,194
14,83415,19015,610
15,35615,72516,145
15,95016,33316,753
   
Band 3Band 3Band 3
14,834
15,190
15,610
15,356
15,725
16,145
15,950
16,333
16,753
16,307
16,698
17,118
16,781
17,184
17,604
17,316
17,732
18,152
17,73218,15718,577
   
Band 4Band 4Band 4
17,316
17,732
18,152
17,732
18,157
18,577
18,385
18,826
19,250
19,038
19,495
19,933
19,631
20,102
20,554
20,225
20,710
21,176
20,81821,31821,798
   
Band 5Band 5Band 5
20,225
20,710
21,176
20,818
21,318
21,797
21,373
22,152
22,663
22,085
23,019
23,563
22,797
23,345
N/A
23,450
24,013
24,554
24,103
24,831
25,472
25,054
25,829
26,483
26,12326,83927,534
   
Band 6Band 6Band 6
24,103
24,831
25,472
25,054
25,829
26,483
26,123
26,839
27,534
27,191
27,844
28,470
28,141
28,816
29,464
29,091
29,789
30,460
30,041
30,762
31,454
31,109
31,856
32,573
32,65333,43634,189
   
Band 7Band 7Band 7
29,091
29,789
30,460
30,041
30,762
31,454
31,109
31,856
32,573
32,653
33,436
34,189
33,603
34,410
35,184
34,672
35,504
36,303
35,859
36,719
37,545
37,10637,99738,851
38,35239,27340,157
   
Band 8
Range A		Band 8
Range A		Band 8
Range A
37,106
37,996
38,851
38,352
39,273
40,157
39,896
40,853
41,772
41,439
42,434
43,388
43,221
44,258
45,254
44,52745,59646,621
   
Range BRange BRange B
43,221
44,258
45,254
44,527
45,595
46,621
46,782
47,905
48,983
49,394
50,580
51,718
52,007
53,256
54,454
53,43254,71455,945
   
Range CRange CRange C
52,007
53,256
54,454
53,432
54,714
55,945
55,806
57,146
58,431
58,419
59,821
61,167
62,337
63,833
65,270
64,11865,65767,134
   
Range DRange DRange D
62,337
63,833
65,270
64,118
65,657
67,134
66,790
68,393
69,932
70,055
71,736
73,351
73,617
75,383
77,079
77,17979,03180,810
   
Band 9Band 9Band 9
73,617
75,383
77,079
77,179
79,031
80,810
80,883
82,824
84,688
84,765
86,800
88,753
88,835
90,967
93,013
93,09895,33397,478

Notes:
From April 2009 the lowest point of band 1 will be deleted.
From April 2010 staff will receive a flat rate increase of £420 or 2.25 per cent, whichever is worth more.
From April 2010, the mid-incremental point of band 5 will be deleted.

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