Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 109253

NHS: Retirement

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

LabourNottingham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of redundancy arrangements for NHS staff who take partial retirement.

Answer

Karin Smyth
This specific assessment has not been made. Where National Health Service staff have taken partial retirement, they retain continuous service. As a result, some staff may be entitled to receive a statutory redundancy payment that exceeds their contractual...

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