How much are NHS Chief Executives earning?
I must admit that I don't know. It is not as with doctors, that a dip in the British Medical Journal will tell you the scales of pay for all hospital medical staff. Oh no, I cannot help but feel someone is trying to hide something.
Anyway, I came across this article in The Guardian. The article was originally published in 2002, but The Guardian published a "league table" of earnings in their 2003 salary survey. For instance, the Chief Executive of the Homerton University Hospital NHS trust (London) got a 20.3% pay rise in 2003, from £79,000 to £95,000. The top earner was the C.E. of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust (London), whose salary went up by a mere £7,000 to £178,000 in 2003. I have no idea how much these people are earning now, but it would be reasonable to assume it is considerably more. And then there are the special pensions schemes, and bonuses for achieving targets (such as cutting beds, services, staff...).
The average pay and pay increase of health trust Chief Executives in 2003 was £106,513, representing an increase of 9.1%. I can't remember what the pay rise was for the clinical staff at that time, but I know it was much less. I also know that the current (2005) pay scale for a newly qualifed nurse working in the UK is £17,610 to £19,437, and even a Grade G Sister/Senior Charge nurse, someone with many years experience who is in charge of a ward or clinic, only earns a maximum of £29,971.
It's disgusting. The NHS is becoming like George Orwell's Animal Farm. And I know who the pigs are.
Anyway, I came across this article in The Guardian. The article was originally published in 2002, but The Guardian published a "league table" of earnings in their 2003 salary survey. For instance, the Chief Executive of the Homerton University Hospital NHS trust (London) got a 20.3% pay rise in 2003, from £79,000 to £95,000. The top earner was the C.E. of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust (London), whose salary went up by a mere £7,000 to £178,000 in 2003. I have no idea how much these people are earning now, but it would be reasonable to assume it is considerably more. And then there are the special pensions schemes, and bonuses for achieving targets (such as cutting beds, services, staff...).
The average pay and pay increase of health trust Chief Executives in 2003 was £106,513, representing an increase of 9.1%. I can't remember what the pay rise was for the clinical staff at that time, but I know it was much less. I also know that the current (2005) pay scale for a newly qualifed nurse working in the UK is £17,610 to £19,437, and even a Grade G Sister/Senior Charge nurse, someone with many years experience who is in charge of a ward or clinic, only earns a maximum of £29,971.
It's disgusting. The NHS is becoming like George Orwell's Animal Farm. And I know who the pigs are.
posted by Adam at Saturday, February 11, 2006
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