The announcement on Tuesday comes as unions warn the government that increases should reflect rising inflation.
But Unison's head of health Sara Gorton said:"With inflation expected to go even higher this week, reports of a 5% wage rise won't go down well with struggling NHS staff.
"If the staffing exodus continues, waits for ambulances, operations and other treatments won't reduce. "Ministers must avoid stumbling into an unnecessary dispute by giving a fair pay rise that protects patients and the NHS too." "There are tens of thousands of vacant nurse jobs, and unfair treatment will push more out of the profession.
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