Agenda for Change Y&H

Published: 25 March 2013

Agenda for Change in Yorkshire and the Humber - update March 2013

 
The NHS Staff Council has agreed changes to the Agenda for Change pay and rewards framework, which will come into effect on 31 March 2013. The Royal College of Nursing has described the agreement as the "most effective way" to protect AfC as a national pay and rewards system.

Dr Peter Carter, RCN Chief Executive & General Secretary, said the present political and economic climate had to be taken into account. The overwhelming majority of health unions believe that the deal is the best that could have been achieved in the current climate, and that the decision had been taken for the benefit of NHS staff, RCN members and ultimately, patients. Dr Carter said: “We are clear that we expect all employers to stick to this agreement. The RCN will continue to strongly resist any moves to introduce changes locally.”

Regional Director Glenn Turp has written to all NHS Chief Executives in the Yorkshire and the Humber region formally drawing their attention to the agreement and reminding them of their responsibility to abide by it. He also reiterated the RCN’s public statements that the College would be extremely concerned to see any moves by individual trusts or groups of trusts locally to pursue any further changes to Agenda for Change and will strongly resist any such moves. RCN representatives in the region will be closely monitoring and reporting back to the regional office any attempts to make changes locally.