NHS chiefs' pay rises 'double those of nurses'

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Top managers in England's NHS trusts received average pay rises of nearly 7% in 2008-09, compared with less than 3% granted to nurses, a report says.

An Incomes Data Services report into boardroom pay at more than 380 trusts found chief executives earned seven times more than the average nurse.

Senior managers in NHS trusts typically earned £147,500, the report said.

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Unions have questioned why bosses have had above-inflation rises when ordinary workers have had much lower rises, but senior managers have responded by saying that NHS trusts are immensely complicated organisations to run, with budgets of many millions of pounds.

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