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<p>NHS funding has been set out in the published Long Term Plan which commits to grow
NHS revenue funding by an average of 3.4% in real terms over the next 5 years – a
real terms increase of 20.5 billion by 2023/24. The Barnett formula will be applied
in the usual way to determine funding for the devolved administrations. It is for
devolved administrations to allocate this funding across their devolved responsibilities,
including to their health services if they so choose.</p><p> </p><p>The Government
is committed to supporting frontline staff in the NHS who make a valuable contribution
to patient care. More than one million NHS staff in England are currently benefitting
from the three-year Agenda for Change pay deal, which came into force in 2018/19 and
will see the starting salary for a newly qualified NHS nurse rise to £24,907 by 2020/21,
an increase of 12.6% since 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes a flexible
approach to public sector pay, taking into account each workforce’s circumstances
so that public sector employers can address skill shortages, incentivise improvements
to public sector productivity, and recruit to meet demand for services. This approach
means that public servants, including NHS frontline staff, are rewarded fairly while
making sure that public services remain affordable and sustainable in the long-term.</p><p><strong>
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