NHS: Conditions of Employment and Redundancy
Commons · Question 106415 · Tabled 16 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that continuous NHS service is recognised across (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) community care settings for the purposes of (i) redundancy pay and
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Jan 2026
The Department understands the significance of recognising continuous service across different parts of the health system. Sections 12 and 16 of the National Health Service terms and conditions of service (Agenda for Change) handbook establish redundancy ...