The NHS pay offer pledged by Humza Yousaf is an improvement of just one per cent, the Record can reveal.
The Health Secretary told nurses at the SNP conference he would be making a “significantly improved” increase when he met union officials. But Yousaf only added an extra one per cent to the five per cent offer rejected by staff including nurses, cleaners and porters.
Inflation is already double his original offer. Last week, Yousaf admitted he had to present an improved offer but it would have to be one which is “within the financial envelope, that I don’t have to take money away from cancer services or mental health services”.
