Campaign for fair pay in the independent Health and Social Care Sector
During 2023-4, RCN members employed by the Care Plus Group (CPG) campaigned for improved pay and pay parity with NHS employers.
CPG is a social enterprise organisation providing NHS adult health and social care services to the people of Grimsby and Northern Lincolnshire. Even though CPG delivers NHS services, its staff do not receive pay, terms and conditions that match Agenda for Change in the NHS.
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Read what our members have to say and why their fight matters in the RCN magazine and watch our short video.
Industrial strike action
Despite the campaign, CPG again imposed a 1% pay increase. In response to continuing below inflation pay awards, the RCN balloted CPG members in July 2023 on whether they would be willing to take industrial strike action. 93% of those members who voted, voting 蜜桃直播榶es' and members took strike action during autumn 2023 and spring 2024. Read more here.
Strike action is a last resort for nursing staff. Unfairly low pay in the profession is driving chronic understaffing which puts patients at risk and leaves nursing staff overworked, underpaid and undervalued.
Turning point
Following strike action and protests, a campaign turning point came in September 2024 with a significant break through following members intervention at the organisation's AGM. The CPG Board and senior management made a public commitment to achieving pay parity with the NHS. CPG and the joint trade unions issued a joint statement committing to work together to achieve this end.
The campaign continues
Work continues to agree and achieve a realistic time frame for pay parity as well as ensure members receive the 2024 NHS pay award.
Independent Health and Social Care
A significant and growing number of our members work in independent health and social care (IHSC). This diverse group includes all nursing staff employed in settings outside the NHS. That could be care homes, nursing agencies, private hospitals or somewhere else entirely. It also includes members 蜜桃直播� such as general practice nurses 蜜桃直播� who may provide NHS services but not be employed on Agenda for Change contracts. Read more here
Page last updated - 04/12/2024
