How much is this going to cost NHS organisations?
NHS Employers was aware of the financial pressures faced by trusts and was especially anxious to minimise trust costs within this financial year. The costs for 2005/06 financial year are limited to contributing 10p per hour towards the uplift to the rate of £5.65 per hour. This equates to £4 extra per staff member per week (assuming a 40 hour week). How much this will cost over the six months of this financial year obviously depends on the number of staff covered locally. The second part of the interim arrangements from April to October will be more costly. The expectation is that the cost spread across the NHS will be £13m overall. When it comes to the full regime the expected costs will be £75m per year across the NHS. This will entail potentially significant costs. These additional costs have been reflected in changes to the 2006/07 tariff although this does not increase the overall funding available to the service. We understand the acute financial pressures facing the NHS and appr
