NHS: Pay Settlements
Commons · Question 73471 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release entitled NHS workers awarded real terms pay rises for second year in row, published on 22 May 2025, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 8 Sep 2025
Last year’s pay awards for National Health Service staff were among the biggest across the public sector. This year, we have announced above inflation, fully funded pay increases across all staff groups for a second year in a row. These thoroughly deserve...