NHS: Pay
Commons · Question 23559 · 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 funding has been allocated to support the 2026-27 Agenda for Change structural pay reforms; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of this funding on the ability of NHS organ
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...