Analysis by BBC Panorama suggests between 5,000 and 10,000 NHS staff risk losing their pay.
By Catherine BurnsThousands of NHS staff across the UK are facing pay cuts because of a change in Covid sickness policy.
The government says the Covid-19 public inquiry will examine these issues when it begins taking evidence in May. Rachel Hext is hoping she will get better after developing long Covid and being unable to work for more than two years.The 35-year-old is a nurse at a small community hospital in Brixham, Devon.In October 2020, Rachel was caring for Covid patients. A few days later, she tested positive.
The trust's chief executive, Liz Davenport, adds: "The health and wellbeing of our staff is our priority, and we are extremely grateful to all our colleagues in the NHS and care services who worked tirelessly during the pandemic to care for our patients."She adds: "I do appreciate the NHS can't pay us forever, but there's hope we can actually bring something back to the NHS again.
He explains: "We've got a group of people that have put themselves forward to look after the population, they've been left with an illness and they're not being supported.He believes that health workers with long Covid should be allowed to focus on their recovery without money worries.Layla Moran chairs a cross-party group of politicians looking at how the pandemic was handled in the UK.
NHS guidelines encourage managers to support staff to return to work, with options like phased returns.
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