NHS workers represented by Unite and Unison in Scotland have voted to accept an 8 per cent pay increase over the next two years, the unions announced today.

The deal will see a 4.25 per cent rise this year and a 3.75 per cent uplift next year for staff, including those in the ambulance service, estates and porters.

An “inflation guarantee,” which would ensure pay increases will always stay at least 1 per cent above the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate, was also agreed.