Why is it so hard for skilled and experienced nursing staff to progress beyond band 5?

Nursing staff are more than twice as likely to remain at band 5 than other health professionals, but their pay is not matching their skills and experience. Find out why and what is being done to remedy this inequality

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Learning Disability Practice
Published
2026-02-12
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https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp.29.1.8.s6
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Nursing education and management
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Why is it so hard for skilled and experienced nursing staff to progress beyond band 5?

Alison Stacey, Kelly Cooke-Mwangeka
Learning Disability Practice
Nursing education and management
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Why is it so hard for skilled and experienced nursing staff to progress beyond band 5?

Alison Stacey, Kelly Cooke-Mwangeka
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Abstract

Nursing staff are more than twice as likely to remain at band 5 than other health professionals, but their pay is not matching their skills and experience. Find out why and what is being done to remedy this inequality

Learning Disability PracticeVol. 29(1)
Openalex Percentile: Top 57%
Nursing education and management
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Why is it so hard for skilled and experienced nursing staff to progress beyond band 5? — Alison Stacey, Kelly Cooke-Mwangeka · Learning Disability Practice (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS