Health workers to receive one-off payments worth up to £3,000

One-off payments of up to £3,000 will be given to tens of thousands of health workers, the government has announced.

More than 27,00 workers - including community nurses, sexual health workers, physiotherapists, and other frontline workers at non-NHS organisations - will receive two one-off payments of at least £1,665 each.


The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) said the payments were being made to "recognise the vital role of healthcare workers at social enterprises, charities, private providers and local authorities".

The development was welcomed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which said it was a "huge leap forward".

However, the union said it wanted "assurance" that the payments were of the same value as those handed to more than one million NHS workers last year, alongside a 5% pay rise.More than 27,00 workers - including community nurses, sexual health workers, physiotherapists, and other frontline workers at non-NHS organisations - will receive two one-off payments of at least £1,665 each.


The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) said the payments were being made to "recognise the vital role of healthcare workers at social enterprises, charities, private providers and local authorities".

The development was welcomed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which said it was a "huge leap forward".

However, the union said it wanted "assurance" that the payments were of the same value as those handed to more than one million NHS workers last year, alongside a 5% pay rise.