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...