Health workers in England and Wales will be asked if they will be prepared to strike if their delayed pay deal fails to match rising living costs, Unison announced today.

The pay review body’s recommendation for the 2025/26 increase was handed to ministers at the end of last week. 

But ministers’ decision to stick with the “painfully slow” pay review body process means staff are still in the dark about what they’ll be getting and when, Unison says.