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DHSC: workforce management information February 2026

Updated 24 March 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; Total; Full-time equivalent Non-payroll staff; Admin and Clerical; Headcount Non-payroll staff; Admin and Clerical; Full-time equivalent Non-payroll staff; Interim Managers & Specialist Contractors & Medical; Headcount Non-payroll staff; Interim Managers & Specialist Contractors & 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 February Department of Health and Social Care (excl agencies) Ministerial Department Department of Health and Social Care 27 24.02 273 264.3 1287 1251.1 1525 1472.51 214 208.57 10 8.7 3,336 3,229 6 6 5 5 3 3 14 14 0 3,350 3,243 £16,267,420.13 £39,618.10 £366,016.67 £39,388.71 £4,267,284.55 £2,436,183.87 £23,415,912.03 £147,875.51 £0.00 £147,875.51 £23,563,787.54
2026 February Care Quality Commission Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 198 186 377 359.52 2152 2059.52 750 717.2 149 144.83 70 42.08 3,696 3,509 15 15 24 23.59 2 2 41 41 0 3,737 3,550 £11,519,560.00 £152,379.00 £0.00 £89,609.00 £1,867,258.00 £1,896,857.00 £15,525,663.00 £540,238.58 £0.00 £540,238.58 £16,065,901.58
2026 February Health Research Authority Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 0 0 75 70.6 133 124.98 65 63.33 7 7 0 0 280 266 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 281 267 £1,099,617.56 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £153,999.32 £145,045.02 £1,398,661.90 £16,703.28 £0.00 £16,703.28 £1,415,365.18
2026 February Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 1 1 23 20.2 48 43.93 12 11.32 4 4 0 0 88 80 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 90 82 £332,675.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £99,242.00 £46,479.00 £478,396.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £478,396.00
2026 February Human Tissue Authority Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 0 0 12 11.6 35 34.8 10 10 5 4.9 0 0 62 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 61 £290,410.58 £800.00 £0.00 £1,758.03 £61,554.02 £39,491.05 £394,013.68 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £394,013.68
2026 February Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Executive Agency Department of Health and Social Care 42 42 216 210.3 612 602.6 612 597.49 163 148.22 0 0 1,645 1,601 32 32 7 7 0 0 39 39 0 1,684 1,640 £7,433,766.46 £2,793.62 £111,009.00 £69,554.98 £2,062,249.95 £1,035,105.08 £10,714,479.09 £154,621.19 £0.00 £154,621.19 £10,869,100.28
2026 February National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 4 4 114 109.85 313 288.47 344 318.62 70 62.55 0 0 845 783 0 0 11 10.76 0 0 11 11 4 856 794 £3,971,288.32 £4,138.31 £0.00 £0.00 £888,606.94 £545,560.17 £5,409,593.74 £144,038.93 £67,731.60 £211,770.53 £5,621,364.27
2026 February NHS Blood & Transplant Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 2191 1788.8 1520 1387.56 2080 1908.41 849 826.33 96 93.85 55 49.96 6,791 6,055 5 5 19 19 12 12 36 36 0 6,827 6,091 £21,902,525.39 £1,367,735.09 £0.00 £374,684.42 £2,985,218.84 £3,115,345.98 £29,745,509.72 £152,961.93 £0.00 £152,961.93 £29,898,471.65
2026 February NHS Business Services Authority Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 2488 2282.02 1418 1346.81 1065 1039.76 513 496.37 66 65.3 0 0 5,550 5,230 17 17 0 0 0 0 17 17 0 5,567 5,247 £15,539,998.04 £40,574.93 £0.00 £226,796.37 £3,203,837.52 £1,982,661.41 £20,993,868.27 £191,807.03 £0.00 £191,807.03 £21,185,675.30
2026 February NHS England Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 76 62.1 1908 1795.3 3604 3451.7 7632 7333.5 1141 1029.7 1195 417.9 15,556 14,090 145 134 10 10 0 0 155 144 0 15,711 14,234 £81,977,981.00 £141,783.00 £0.00 £38,332.12 £10,776,468.00 £11,008,066.00 £103,942,630.12 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £103,942,630.12
2026 February NHS Resolution Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 9 8 139 134.08 355 345.61 351 334.25 8 8 0 0 862 830 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 864 832 £3,693,861.62 £299,640.07 £0.00 £1,058.29 £485,211.30 £535,863.00 £5,015,634.28 £11,798.41 £0.00 £11,798.41 £5,027,432.69
2026 February UK Health Security Agency Executive Agency Department of Health and Social Care 511 466.96 685 650.93 2448 2350.77 1849 1790.88 318 286.38 24 21 5,835 5,567 21 19 18 18 0 0 39 37 1 5,874 5,604 £23,807,155.31 £626,662.96 £116,344.83 £197,372.52 £5,961,158.14 £3,341,486.81 £34,050,180.57 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £34,050,180.57
2026 February NHS Counter Fraud Authority Special Health Authority Department of Health and Social Care 1 1 45 44.13 112 109.21 65 64.13 3 3 1 0.5 227 222 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 228 223 £1,004,955.25 £466.85 £0.00 £4,004.35 £210,619.92 £133,565.98 £1,353,612.35 £6,288.00 £0.00 £6,288.00 £1,359,900.35
2026 February Health Services Safety Investigations Body Special Health Authority Department of Health and Social Care 2 2 3 3 9 8.4 32 26.27 7 7 0 0 53 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 47 £306,306.23 £2,294.65 £0.00 £0.00 £39,551.47 £44,111.77 £392,264.12 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £392,264.12