Should the government raise the salaries of NHS workers in order to reduce wait times?

No

Raising pay won't reduce wait times only increasing staff numbers to avoid burnout and high turnover will help that.

Raising NHS salaries has no bearing on wait times, but they should have their salaries raised regardless

No why would paying them more reduce wait times are they suddenly going to be more efficient in their job?

How does increasing salaries reduce wait times. Need more staff so can they afford to increase wages and staff ?

This question and answer are not relative to each other. We deserve a wage rise, reflective of our skill set - this does not, however, impact upon wait times. Staff strikes to campaign for fair pay does had minimal impact on wait times.

Wait times are impacted by budget cuts imposed by the Govt, closure and privatisation of health and care services.

It is not entirely around the salaries. We need to increase capacity as a whole with updated infrastructure, improved social programmes and a push to improve food quality intake.

The main problem is how overworked our doctors are. A good wage doesn't matter if you don't have a life to spend it on.

Invest in training and senior staff to run the nhs better. Too many inefficiencies in doctors surgery’s and hospitals are causing delays as well as non paying foreigners and over population.

Salaries should increase but more importantly working conditions need to be improved to stop healthcare professionals leaving.

The NHS should be privatized so that it can support itself, without the government having to spend too much money on it.

No, improve conditions by providing alternatives to the NHS and bring down immigration to reduce potential patient numbers

Raise the salaries of NHS workers by 10% to attract more professionally qualified people who can work with patients in short times while organized.

I don't see the correlation. Surely to cut waiting times more staff is the answer, or less red tape.

Instead they should fund the creation of some private hospitals and treatment for the middle and upper classes/ those who can afford it ans encourage people into these hospitals until the current waiting times can be decreased massively due to the back log of covid and other problems on which then they should be converted to regular nhs hospitals but with improved budgets for the first few years.

NHS worker salaries need to be raised, but this will not reduce wait times. Further investment needs to be made in the number of NHS workers and NHS infrastructure to reduce wait times

No, why should NHS workers who are mostly foreigners get more hours? Hire more staff, especially the British, and look after our own for a change perhaps?

Yes, but to a realistic proportion. Some are asking for 30% pay rise. Have they not the merest understanding of economics? Such irresponsible decision making was the cause of the Winter of Discontent.

The two subjects are not connected - yes, salaries should be increased but the wait times are not a result of the salaries but rather because there are not enough trained professionals available to support the NHS since Brexit.

This is too simplistic a response, the government should adopt a range of measures to reduce wait times

Yes but lower the management and higher ups salaries and put that money into the underfunded sections.

The salaries should be increased for workers on the ground, not management. Waiting times rely on the quantity of staff available

NHS workers had no pay rise for years. Government needs to create more hospitals and increase staffing to get waits down

NHS salaries should be paid according to working hours rather than standard rates. THey would be at par with other industries.

Yes, and the government should run educational programs in schools that promote working in healthcare.

There's no proof raising wages will reduce wait times. More, better trained staff should be the goal.

No how is increasing their pay going to reduce waiting lists. Everyone chooses their career path and some are faced with more horrendous situations than others. It's ridiculous they NHS staff be allowed to strike. They need to take account of their actions and the state of the NHS / people's health. Would you see a soldier going on strike when they're in the middle if a war - No!!

NHS needs be stripped back and rebuilt. Get rid of pointless roles within the NHS and get more nurses.

Higher salaries are not the answer. You go into the NHS because you want a certain role. Not to get rich. I want good managers, protection from patients who abuse us.

Increase wages and amount of healthcare staff in NHS and reduce the wages and amount of mangers and exucutive staff

Raise the salaries for the betterment for appreciation - i dont believe raising salaries will reduce wait times

Depends what current wage they're on and can they afford the necessities. Are their any other incentives?

This question does not make sense. More staff/clinical hours are needed to reduce wait times. But NHS workers should be paid more full stop!

No, raising wages won't solve the problem alone, promoting education for qualified nurses and breaking down barriers will.

Some NHS workers are paid better than others and it is HOW money is used throughout the NHS which needs to be scrutinised

Yes, by increasing pay for healthcare workers it will 1) reduce strikes which latter increases wait times and waiting lists, 2) encourage more people to apply for health care jobs, as people are put off from applying for these high responsibility jobs as they could get paid the same for less elsewhere

Yes, but do this by getting rid of non-essential NHS jobs such as DEI places and things like 'Art Curator'.

The government should increase clinical NHS salaries to improve retention, they should also cap agency rates and fees for clinical workers

NHS staff should have more benefits, subsidised mortgages, travel etc.

This encourages people to join the NHS, andv also gives them perks and benefits. So no need to increased salary, but they receive benefits in other forms. So it's not costing the tax payer or government directly.

Yes if these workers who have taken the Hippocratic oath and understand this profess like teachers is a calling people should not die because of trade unions

Recognise GP/PCN staff/pharmacy staff etc. as NHS workers and provide them with an NHS contract e.g. correct banding for salaries and increase the salaries

Yes but to reflect their experience, qualifications and critical service rather than just to reduce wait times

Increase salaries if that helps to attract more staff. Increasing salaries alone won't directly impact waiting lists. Additional resources would help though.

Jobs need to become available to UK nationals who train in the UK, and decrease the amount of staff coming from overseas

More incentives of working for the nhs better organisation of company so less staff turnover. More staff

Yes they should raise the salary but not to reduce wait times, because NHS workers deserve it. But the pay rises should be merit based, target driven and performance based such as bedside manner.

right action, wrong reason; the nhs workers should be paid more for every patient they treat, help or support

The raising of salaries across the NHS is not the solution to the issue of wait time. There needs to be improvement in operational efficiency and a cultural change across the NHS.

They should be paid a price that is competitive to the world market so that they don't feel the need to be employed elsewhere. They should also reduce the salaries for agency workers so that this is not an attractive option either, and a drain on NHS financial resources.