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Exec Pay Soars as Nurses Prepare to Strike | Belfast News
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Northern Ireland’s health trust chief executives are getting massive pay hikes—up to £100,000 annually—while the Department of Health orders 4% service cuts. These unlinked-to-performance raises, approved in 2025, follow a 2023 review calling for modernized pay structures. One CEO’s total package jumped from £170k to £270k. Meanwhile, nurses prepare to strike over delayed pay, as the department claims these raises were overdue and meant to attract talent. The minister recently assured unions of commitment to Real Living Wage and pay reforms, even as the department admits it’s overspending £2 million daily and aims to cut £800 million.
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