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Asked by Paula

AQW 11644/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the work of the Chief Nursing Officer on the banding issue around bands five and six, whether a budget has been set aside to enable an uplift in pay for intensive care unit nurses backdated to the beginning of the current financial year.

Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 7 December 2020

  • Answered
  • Written
  • After due date
Tabled
7 December 2020
Answer due by
22 December 2020
Answered
20 May 2021164 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

This interim uplift will apply for the period 1st October 2020 until 31st March 2021 and will be met from within existing budget allocations.

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