Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 121201
NHS: Working Hours
Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Question
Cat Eccles
Labour — Stourbridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a 36-hour week for full time NHS staff at no loss of pay.
Answer
Karin SmythThis specific assessment has not been made.National Health Service staff covered by the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay system in England work 37.5 hours per week in line with the terms set out in Section 10 of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook...
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