Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 107879

NHS: Contracts

Tabled: 22 January 2026

Answered: 28 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Sojan Joseph

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with private contractors working in the NHS on paying staff the same rates as equivalent NHS staff.

Answer

Karin Smyth

There have been no specific discussions on this with private contractors working in the National Health Service.Independent organisations commissioned by the NHS in England, such as general practices or social enterprises, are free to develop and adapt th...

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