Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106415

NHS: Conditions of Employment and Redundancy

Tabled: 16 January 2026
Answered: 22 January 2026

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that continuous NHS service is recognised across (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) community care settings for the purposes of (i) redundancy pay and

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department understands the significance of recognising continuous service across different parts of the health system. Sections 12 and 16 of the National Health Service terms and conditions of service (Agenda for Change) handbook establish redundancy ...

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