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The CSP call for fair pay will need to continue whatever the result on 4 July – as pay will not be resolved in a single year. However, while we recognise it has to be part of a longer-term plan, the next government must begin to address the workforce crisis in the NHS, and fair pay has to be part of the solution. After many years, which have frequently seen below inflation rises, the link between pay and recruitment and retention is all too clear. Without the staff, the services that are so badly needed across the country cannot be delivered. And it is not just about pay in the NHS. Whatever

Our NHS members continue to wait to hear what pay award they will receive for 2024/25, despite it being due in your pay packets this month - with the health services’ financial year running April – March. This is because the UK government was late submitting its remit letter to the pay review body (PRB) - which takes evidence from ministers, employers and trade unions before putting pay recommendations back to government. Remits for Wales and Northern Ireland were similarly delayed. Anticipated direct negotiations with the Scottish government are also stalled. Compounding those delays, the