Last year's pay award for nurses was implemented in full, without staging with particular targeted awards for 8,500 of our most experienced nurses who received 7.8% or more than £100 per month.We realise that pay is not the only factor in encouraging skilled and experienced nurses to remain in frontline work in the NHS in Scotland and that is why guidance on family friendly policies which will address issues such as flexible working, childcare and breast feeding will be issued in the New...