RCN Response to Secretary of State for Health’s comments on GPs Pay
Published: 28 August 2007
Responding to the Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt’s suggestion that the government should have capped GPs pay, Dr Peter Carter, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said:
“GPs offer excellent value for money and together with the rest of the NHS team have been instrumental in pushing through government reforms. That’s why the pay of all of those working in the NHS should reflect their skills, professionalism and commitment to patients.
“Of course we need value for money and that’s exactly what every member of the NHS team delivers day in day out. That’s why waiting times are down, patient care has improved and more patients are being treated than ever. Put simply: by investing in NHS staff you are investing in patient care.”
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