NHS support staff in West Sussex have voted to accept a Government pay increase.
Administrative, clerical, ancillary and maintenance workers were balloted by health union Unison.
The ballot was carried out by Unison's West Sussex primary care and mental health branch.
It is responsible for thousands of staff working in mental health and community services.
The workers were 12 to one in favour of an offer of 3.6 per cent backdated to April.
The decision has now been fed into a UK-wide Unison ballot and the final overall result will be announced shortly.
Branch secretary Peter Atkinson said: "There is a misconception of the NHS being overrun with well-paid admin staff which is just not true.
"They work incredibly hard. They are a vital part of the team."
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