NHS: Working Hours
Commons · Question 121201 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Cat Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a 36-hour week for full time NHS staff at no loss of pay.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 23 Mar 2026
This specific assessment has not been made.National Health Service staff covered by the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay system in England work 37.5 hours per week in line with the terms set out in Section 10 of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook...