Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108754

NHS England: Redundancy Pay

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

Mr James Frith

LabourBury North

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that NHS England staff who have taken partial retirement receive fair redundancy payments..

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Voluntary Redundancy (VR) scheme being used by NHS England is the national ‘model Voluntary Redundancy’ scheme approved by HM Treasury for use across the National Health Service. The national ‘model VR scheme’ directs that voluntary redundancy payment...

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