NIO pours cold water on intervention call saying they have no authority to intervene in local pay negotiations
Political intervention to provide additional funding is required in order to settle pay claims from health workers in Northern Ireland, trust chiefs have said.
In their joint letter, the health chiefs said they want to emphasise “in the strongest possible terms the need for concrete action” on pay awards for staff. “You will be aware that the 2019 health pay dispute was only resolved with the re-establishment of pay parity with England. It is hugely frustrating to see history repeating itself within four years.”
“Please be assured that we are very mindful of the many pressures on public funding both in Northern Ireland and across the UK. It is nevertheless clear that a political intervention on additional funding is required before the pay issue can be resolved.” The letter was signed by Northern Ireland Ambulance Service chief executive Michael Bloomfield, South Eastern Trust chief executive Roisin Coulter, Western Trust chief executive Neil Guckian, Belfast Trust chief executive Cathy Jack, Southern Trust chief executive Maria O’Kane and Northern Trust chief executive Jennifer Walsh.
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