Pay Scales
Until recently October 2004, all nurses in the NHS were employed on a scale known as clinical grading (see below). Agenda for Change was developed by the NHS in response to criticisms that the old scale reflected length of service more than knowledge, responsibility and skills.
Whilst developed by the NHS for its own use, both of these systems are in widespread use throughout the private sector.
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