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DHSC: workforce management information March 2026

Updated 24 April 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 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 March Department of Health and Social Care (excl agencies) Ministerial Department Department of Health and Social Care 26 23.02 272 263.3 1265 1228.51 1485 1434.8 215 209 10 9.05 3,273 3,168 5 5 6 6 3 3 14 14 0 3,287 3,182 £16,356,597.24 £77,288.49 £567,636.67 £46,164.14 £4,217,055.49 £2,440,032.45 £23,704,774.48 £202,935.32 £0.00 £202,935.32 £23,907,709.80
2026 March Care Quality Commission Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 196 183.29 367 348.78 2144 2049.07 730 695.09 148 142.78 66 40.89 3,651 3,460 11 11 23 22.59 2 2 36 36 0 3,687 3,495 £12,641,800.00 £155,449.00 £0.00 £127,160.00 £1,872,316.00 £1,905,358.00 £16,702,083.00 £477,861.93 £0.00 £477,861.93 £17,179,944.93
2026 March Health Research Authority Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 0 0 75 70.74 134 126.35 66 64.33 7 7 0 0 282 268 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 283 269 £1,122,826.97 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £138,438.38 £149,136.60 £1,410,401.95 £19,563.51 £0.00 £19,563.51 £1,429,965.46
2026 March Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 1 1 23 20.2 47 42.93 13 12.24 4 4 0 0 88 80 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 90 82 £331,938.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £100,144.00 £46,859.00 £478,941.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £478,941.00
2026 March Human Tissue Authority Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 0 0 12 11.6 36 35.8 10 10 5 4.9 0 0 63 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 62 £311,779.96 £800.00 £0.00 £1,273.22 £66,214.21 £42,995.48 £423,062.87 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £423,062.87
2026 March Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Executive Agency Department of Health and Social Care 41 41 213 207.3 614 604.41 611 596.67 163 147.82 0 0 1,642 1,597 27 27 7 7 0 0 34 34 0 1,676 1,631 £7,562,496.66 £2,875.07 £148,709.00 £73,751.87 £2,064,926.08 £1,066,951.83 £10,919,710.51 £490,577.12 £0.00 £490,577.12 £11,410,287.63
2026 March National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 4 4 114 108.96 314 288.4 342 313.79 72 63.7 0 0 846 779 0 0 11 11 0 0 11 11 2 857 790 £4,144,262.16 £4,050.82 £0.00 £0.00 £885,927.67 £568,831.53 £5,603,072.18 £164,327.90 £0.00 £164,327.90 £5,767,400.08
2026 March NHS Blood & Transplant Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 2189 1787.03 1511 1381.41 2087 1914.82 847 825.37 94 91.85 56 50.96 6,784 6,051 5 5 20 20 17 17 42 42 0 6,826 6,093 £22,389,246.83 £1,110,003.51 £0.00 £450,929.73 £2,980,389.55 £3,165,524.27 £30,096,093.88 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £30,096,093.88
2026 March NHS Business Services Authority Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 2462 2255.64 1414 1343.04 1065 1039.85 509 492.37 66 65.3 0 0 5,516 5,196 18 18 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 5,534 5,214 £15,627,549.75 £61,355.98 £0.00 £364,913.41 £3,220,556.16 £1,999,443.43 £21,273,818.73 £179,507.47 £0.00 £179,507.47 £21,453,326.20
2026 March NHS England Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 76 62.3 1904 1791.1 3599 3447.9 7629 7329.7 1143 1031.9 1207 421.8 15,558 14,085 143 133.9 9 9 0 0 152 143 0 15,710 14,228 £82,296,259.25 £174,732.72 £0.00 £37,473.10 £10,813,662.50 £11,000,269.90 £104,322,397.47 £994,415.01 £0.00 £994,415.01 £105,316,812.48
2026 March NHS Resolution Executive Non-Departmental Public Body Department of Health and Social Care 9 8 139 134.08 359 349.61 351 334.65 8 8 0 0 866 834 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 869 837 £3,695,744.15 £291,254.99 £0.00 £0.00 £489,578.44 £536,258.15 £5,012,835.73 £10,905.70 £0.00 £10,905.70 £5,023,741.43
2026 March UK Health Security Agency Executive Agency Department of Health and Social Care 513 468.31 684 649.92 2457 2358.57 1855 1794.42 318 286.61 23 20 5,850 5,578 19 17 18 18 0 0 37 35 1 5,887 5,613 £23,737,990.05 £626,856.66 £164,000.00 £193,186.58 £5,954,573.74 £3,339,062.63 £34,015,669.66 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £34,015,669.66
2026 March NHS Counter Fraud Authority Special Health Authority Department of Health and Social Care 1 1 43 41.46 112 108.8 66 65.68 3 3 1 0.5 226 220 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 227 221 £1,006,026.04 £394.80 £0.00 £3,349.79 £209,206.61 £133,817.19 £1,352,794.43 £5,973.60 £0.00 £5,973.60 £1,358,768.03
2026 March 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 £293,161.16 £2,294.65 £0.00 £0.00 £39,454.36 £42,308.23 £377,218.40 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £377,218.40