Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99886

NHS: Redundancy

Tabled: 15 December 2025

Answered: 5 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Dr Luke Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 87412, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost of the applications received to NHS England’s voluntary redundancy scheme.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The estimated overall cost of redundancy exits across the Department, NHS England, integrated care boards (ICBs) and commissioning support units is estimated at approximately £1 billion to £1.3 billion. This calculated estimate was informed by inputs from...

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