More written evidence on market-facing pay has been
published by the Department of Health.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer wrote to the Senior Salaries
Review Body (SSRB) on 7 December 2011 asking it to consider how to make pay
more market-facing for NHS very senior managers (VSMs).
On 23 December 2011 the Secretary of State for Health wrote
to the SSRB confirming the remit and setting out the work required. The SSRB
issued a call for evidence to enable them to carry out this work. The evidence argues that there is a national
market for this small group of key leaders of national organisations. The
introduction of market facing pay for VSMs would risk limiting the pool of
available talent and jeopardising recruitment to these key roles.
The new pay framework for VSMs about to be published is
based on national pay rates with flexibility to respond to local conditions and
the Department believes that this is the right approach for VSM pay.
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