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DHSC: workforce management information January 2026

Updated 24 February 2026
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Year Month Organisation name Organisation type Main, parent or sponsoring department Payroll staff, AO/AA, headcount Payroll staff, AO/AA, full-time equivalent Payroll staff, EO, headcount Payroll staff, EO, full-time equivalent Payroll staff, SEO/HEO, headcount Payroll staff, SEO/HEO, full-time equivalent Payroll staff, grade 6/7, headcount Payroll staff, grade 6/7, full-time equivalent Payroll staff, SCS, headcount Payroll staff, SCS, full-time equivalent Payroll staff, other, unknown, unspecified, headcount Payroll staff, other, unknown, unspecified; full-time equivalent Payroll staff, total, headcount Payroll staff, yotal, full-time equivalent Non-payroll staff, admin and clerical, headcount Non-payroll staff, admin and clerical, full-time equivalent Non-payroll staff, interim managers and specialist contractors and medical, headcount Non-payroll staff, interim managers and specialist contractors and medical, full-time equivalent Non-payroll staff, other contingent labour, headcount Non-payroll staff, other contingent labour, full-time equivalent Non-payroll staff, total contingent labour, headcount Non-payroll staff, total contingent labour, full-time equivalent Non-payroll staff, consultancy, number of contracts Grand total (workforce numbers), Headcount Grand total (workforce numbers), full-time equivalent Payroll staff costs, salary Payroll staff costs, allowances Payroll staff costs, non-consolidated performance payments Payroll staff costs, overtime Payroll staff costs, employer pension contributions Payroll staff costs, employer national insurance contributions Payroll staff costs, total paybill Non-payroll staff costs, contingent labour Non-payroll staff costs, consultancy Non-payroll staff costs, total staff costs Grand total paybill/staffing (payroll and non-payroll) costs
2026 January Department of Health and Social Care (excl agencies) Ministerial Department Department of Health and Social Care 27 24.02 279 270.9 1303 1267.6 1525 1472.23 216 210.54 10 8.3 3,360 3,254 8 8 6 6 3 3 17 17 0 3,377 3,271 £21,053,293.20 £6,555.89 £148,542.67 £27,130.92 £4,268,689.05 £2,692,479.33 £28,196,691.06 £217,812.02 £0.00 £217,812.02 £28,414,503.08
2026 January Care Quality Commission Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 193 181.51 374 356.27 2133 2041.19 745 711.79 146 142.38 70 42.88 3,661 3,476 16 16 23 22.59 2 2 41 41 0 3,702 3,517 £12,571,791.00 £152,101.00 £0.00 £98,637.00 £1,874,425.00 £1,892,762.00 £16,589,716.00 £164,254.85 £0.00 £164,254.85 £16,753,970.85
2026 January Health Research Authority Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 0 0 70 65.6 124 117.38 62 60.33 6 6 0 0 262 249 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 264 251 £1,099,901.85 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £139,183.25 £142,117.11 £1,381,202.21 £28,925.82 £0.00 £28,925.82 £1,410,128.03
2026 January Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 1 1 22 19.2 48 43.93 12 11.32 4 4 0 0 87 79 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 89 81 £332,618.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £99,043.00 £46,621.00 £478,282.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £478,282.00
2026 January Human Tissue Authority Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 0 0 11 10.6 34 33.8 9 9 5 4.7 0 0 59 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 58 £283,320.76 £1,000.00 £0.00 £2,648.27 £61,162.82 £38,774.74 £386,906.59 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £386,906.59
2026 January Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Executive Agency Department of Health and Social Care 42 42 217 211.3 601 591.6 608 593.35 164 149 0 0 1,632 1,587 32 32 8 8 0 0 40 40 0 1,672 1,627 £7,357,341.82 £2,952.55 £326,550.00 £68,379.89 £2,016,578.03 £1,051,471.03 £10,823,273.32 £94,171.37 £0.00 £94,171.37 £10,917,444.69
2026 January National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 5 4.35 113 107.47 314 288.57 346 318.5 69 61.79 0 0 847 781 0 0 11 9.95 0 0 11 10 3 858 791 £3,968,220.49 £3,781.54 £0.00 £0.00 £886,882.58 £543,273.03 £5,402,157.64 £136,019.92 £163,556.23 £299,576.15 £5,701,733.79
2026 January NHS Blood & Transplant Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 2200 1796.09 1511 1380.67 2081 1911.17 847 825.53 96 93.85 55 49.96 6,790 6,057 7 7 20 20 19 19 46 46 0 6,836 6,103 £21,827,401.17 £1,273,385.75 £0.00 £436,360.69 £2,999,529.10 £3,105,117.97 £29,641,794.68 £202,891.58 £0.00 £202,891.58 £29,844,686.26
2026 January NHS Business Services Authority Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 2499 2291.76 1416 1346.12 1058 1033.09 515 499.07 65 64.3 0 0 5,553 5,234 34 34 0 0 0 0 34 34 0 5,587 5,268 £15,533,021.87 £45,179.47 £0.00 £150,521.04 £3,208,919.65 £1,968,688.98 £20,906,331.01 £209,148.50 £0.00 £209,148.50 £21,115,479.51
2026 January NHS England Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 77 62.5 1909 1795.8 3622 3469.1 7631 7331 1140 1028.1 1192 417.2 15,571 14,104 147 134 10 10 0 0 157 144 0 15,728 14,248 £82,891,562.00 £202,518.00 £0.00 £21,990.00 £10,795,870.00 £11,154,023.00 £105,065,963.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £105,065,963.00
2026 January NHS Resolution Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 9 8 140 135.48 360 350.61 352 336.25 8 8 0 0 869 838 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 870 839 £3,680,217.31 £336,914.52 £0.00 £539.91 £489,356.52 £533,869.46 £5,040,897.72 £10,008.49 £0.00 £10,008.49 £5,050,906.21
2026 January UK Health Security Agency Executive Agency Department of Health and Social Care 508 463.12 691 657.2 2444 2347.99 1841 1783.93 317 285.44 24 20.02 5,825 5,558 24 22 19 19 0 0 43 41 2 5,868 5,599 £23,491,609.10 £658,919.60 £65,884.62 £223,862.79 £5,901,758.42 £3,299,912.82 £33,641,947.35 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £33,641,947.35
2026 January NHS Counter Fraud Authority Special Health Authority Department of Health and Social Care 1 1 45 44.08 114 108.62 64 63.6 3 3 1 0.5 228 221 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 229 222 £998,605.68 £74.34 £0.00 £1,252.06 £208,186.16 £132,340.40 £1,340,458.64 £5,030.40 £0.00 £5,030.40 £1,345,489.04
2026 January Health Services Safety Investigations Body Special Health Authority Department of Health and Social Care 2 2 3 3 9 8.2 32 25.67 7 7 0 0 53 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 46 £296,759.52 £2,471.91 £0.00 £0.00 £40,471.29 £42,831.47 £382,534.19 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £382,534.19