Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has held with with (a) charitable hospices and (b) other voluntary sector organisations on the potential impact of the new pay settlement for NHS staff on the Agenda for Change pay scale.
The Secretary of State has not discussed this with charitable hospices and other voluntary sector organisations. Department officials continue to proactively engage with stakeholders, including the voluntary sector, on an ongoing basis.