Hospital chiefs took home almost £200,000 in bonuses despite two-year staff pay freeze The chief executive of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, who already earns more than £200,000 a year, received a bonus of £30,000-£35,000 in the same year he outlined plans to cut the trust's budget by nearly £50 million. Chief executive Sir Jonathan Michael received £30,000 to £35,000 while medical director Prof Edward Baker took home £55,000 to £60,000. Oxford East Labour MP Andrew Smith said: "The trust needs to make clear how and why they are justified, and what if any bonuses have been paid more recently." TaxPayers' Alliance Robert Oxley said: "Health bosses should be up front about what they are paying staff instead of hiding it in secrecy. Otherwise taxpayers have no way of scrutinising how their money is spent and the danger is that any payment will appear unjustified. The Royal College of Nursing described the bonuses as "very disheartening" to nurses while The Royal College of Midwives branded them a "slap in the face" to staff. The bonuses were awarded the same year Sir Jonathan outlined plans to cut the trust's budget by £49m. This included £2.5m in job cuts, including compulsory redundancies, and £3.2m from changes to nursing rotas on adult wards in 2012/13. A trust spokesman said bonus decisions were made by a committee of its non-executive directors.