Nearly 600 NHS bosses paid more than the PM as Labour urged to rein in top salaries

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Nearly 600 NHS bosses paid more than the PM as Labour urged to rein in top salaries.

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Nearly 600 senior NHS executives across Britain received base salaries higher than that of the Prime Minister during the 2024–25 financial year, reigniting calls for Labour to rein in top salaries.Research by the TaxPayers' Alliance found 574 executives at NHS trusts earned basic salaries exceeding the Prime Minister's entitlement of £182,000 - a 12 per cent increase compared with the previous year.

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The report also found that 1,758 senior managers received total remuneration packages worth more than £100,000, while 292 executives were paid at least £300,000 - a rise of 134 per cent year on year.The findings come as the NHS continues to face pressure over waiting times, with more than 6.16 million patients awaiting treatment across England - equivalent to 7.28 million separate cases.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Around 2.5 million patients have waited longer than the NHS target of 18 weeks, while some 105,000 have been waiting for more than a year.The report has prompted renewed...

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