Written questions

NHS: Pay

Commons · Question 23558 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 21 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the current NHS pay structure on recruitment and retention of lower-paid (a) administrative, (b) clerical, (c) estates, (d) porter

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 21 Sep 2026

On 12 February, we accepted the NHS Pay Review Body’s recommendation on headline pay for Agenda for Change (AfC) staff in England, which resulted in a 3.3% consolidated pay uplift to all pay points. When making its recommendations to the Government on hea...