Members of the GMB have voted to accept the Government's pay offer to health workers - but other unions have rejected the deal.
Tens of thousands of union members were balloted on the offer, which included a 5% pay rise this year and a cash payment for last year. A total of 56% of GMB members voted to accept the deal, with 44% rejecting it and an overall turnout of 51%.
The GMB said that it will now vote to accept the offer at a meeting of the NHS Staff Council next week, paving the way for the pay rise to be implemented by the Government to all health workers covered by the agreement. The news has been welcomed by ministers, following strike action amid months of deadlock over healthcare workers' pay.
