Healthcare Staff At Non-NHS Organisations To Get COVID Bonus

An industry body had threatened to take legal action against the government for omitting thousands of health workers from a COVID-19 backlog bonus.

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward on Jan. 18, 2023. Jeff Moore/PA

The government has agreed to fund a one-off bonus for health workers who missed out previously because they worked for non-NHS organisations.

On Monday, the government said that a one-off payment of at least £1,655 has been agreed to for thousands of staff as part of the latest NHS pay deal.