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Phlebotomy: Pay

Commons · Question 81858 · Tabled 14 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the pay of band two phlebotomists.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 20 Oct 2025

Phlebotomists in England are paid on the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay scale which is underpinned by the Job Evaluation Scheme (JES). The JES is a structured method of comparing job demands as set out in the job documentation, for example the job descriptio...