Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103098

NHS: Pay

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for future NHS staff pay negotiations in terms of (a) groups who will be involved and (b) when such negotiations will take place.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government remitted the independent pay review bodies (PRBs) in respect of National Health Service staff on 22 July, which formally began the 2026/27 pay round. This was over two months earlier than last year.The Pay Review Bodies (PRBs) are independe...

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