Written questions

Nurses: Pay

Commons · Question 118431 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of reductions in (a) overtime pay for full-time nurses working additional hours, (b) bank shift rates and (c) pay rates for unfilled shifts by

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Mar 2026

These specific assessments have not been made. The national provisions for the payment of unsocial hours premia and overtime are set out in the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook. These provisions are specific to Agenda for Change (AfC) staff, w...