Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108839

NHS: Retirement

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the differences between NHS and Civil Service redundancy provisions for staff who have taken partial retirement; and whether his Department has considered

Answer

Karin Smyth
This specific assessment has not been made. Contractual redundancy provisions for staff covered by the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service handbook, also referred to as Agenda for Change, in England were agreed and ratified in partnership by the NHS Staff...

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