Health staff from across the north and north-east will protest in Aberdeen this weekend, calling for a new pay deal.
It is one of around 20 demonstrations scheduled to take place across the UK as part of the NHS Workers Say No To Public Sector Pay Inequality movement.
The nationwide group says health professions have fallen behind other public sectors in terms of wages – with inflation and changing conditions effectively causing the average worker’s income to fall by around 20% over the last decade.
Earlier this year teachers, doctors and dentists were told they would receive wage increases.
But some healthcare staff, including nurses and midwives, missed out as they are part of a separate Agenda For Change pay review scheme.
Zoe James, one of four people organising today’s protest in Aberdeen, said: “This isn’t about getting a pay rise.
“This is just what we’re needing to do so we can keep the same level of pay we had before.
“Ultimately, this is all about being able to provide patients the best quality care and the worry is, if we can’t keep it running, what will be the outcome?”
A socially-distant protest will be held at Aberdeen Castlegate from 11am-2pm.
Health staff from Inverness and Forres are among those expected to be taking part in the demonstration, calling for a 15% increase in wages.
It will include a 64-second silence at 11.30am in memory of the 640 NHS workers who have died amid the pandemic.
Similar events are planned for other locations throughout the country including Liverpool, Cardiff and London.
