As the introduction to the survey states: 'The expectation from NHS England & NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) during the COVID-19 pandemic is practice owners are required to ensure that all staff, including associates, non-clinical and others are continued to be paid at previous levels prior to the pandemic.'
This expectation was also made clear in the various letters published by the Office of the CDO England during the lockdown period.
However, many dental nurses were not paid at all during the March-July lockdown period – many were forced by their employers to take annual or unpaid leave for the whole period and some who were paid are now being told they have to pay it back or work unpaid.
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