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NHS: Cost Effectiveness

Lords · Question HL14834 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cash value of the productivity and efficiency savings to be made by NHS England, integrated care boards and NHS providers in order to fund the NHS Agenda for Change staff pay award 2026-2

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 11 Mar 2026

The Government has accepted the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) recommendation for a 2026/27 headline pay award, for all National Health Service staff on Agenda for Change (AfC), of a 3.3% pay rise effective from April 2026. We hugely appreciate the work of ...