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DHSC: workforce management information April 2026
Updated 29 May 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 and staffing (payroll and non-payroll) costs |
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| 2026 | April | Department of Health and Social Care (excluding agencies) | Ministerial department | Department of Health and Social Care | 26 | 23.02 | 264 | 255.49 | 1222 | 1185.79 | 1453 | 1403.9 | 215 | 209.3 | 7 | 6.4 | 3,187 | 3,084 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3,205 | 3,102 | £15,762,922.94 | £130,471.71 | £339,915.15 | £43,961.29 | £4,189,145.52 | £2,293,332.85 | £22,759,749.46 | £171,407.26 | £0.00 | £171,407.26 | £22,931,156.72 |
| 2026 | April | Care Quality Commission | Executive non-departmental public body | Department of Health and Social Care | 199 | 186.48 | 369 | 350.38 | 2144 | 2047.36 | 736 | 699.85 | 148 | 143.05 | 62 | 36.89 | 3,658 | 3,464 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19.8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 3,682 | 3,488 | £12,483,818.00 | £150,570.00 | £0.00 | £167,660.00 | £1,854,090.00 | £1,908,313.00 | £16,564,451.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £16,564,451.00 |
| 2026 | April | Health Research Authority | Executive non-departmental public body | Department of Health and Social Care | 0 | 0 | 76 | 71.6 | 135 | 126.7 | 66 | 64.58 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 285 | 270 | £347,185.68 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £103,342.69 | £47,683.28 | £498,211.65 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £498,211.65 |
| 2026 | April | Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority | Executive non-departmental public body | Department of Health and Social Care | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22.97 | 44 | 42.54 | 12 | 11.34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 83 | £1,149,790.74 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £2,337.42 | £153,008.67 | £154,132.26 | £1,459,269.09 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,459,269.09 |
| 2026 | April | 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 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 62 | £301,979.68 | £1,000.00 | £0.00 | £6,157.46 | £64,195.38 | £41,971.32 | £415,303.84 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £415,303.84 |
| 2026 | April | Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | Executive agency | Department of Health and Social Care | 40 | 40 | 209 | 203.6 | 622 | 612.18 | 624 | 608.77 | 162 | 147.23 | 0 | 0 | 1,657 | 1,612 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1,690 | 1,645 | £7,407,806.56 | £2,857.74 | £110,109.00 | £103,716.69 | £2,062,814.08 | £1,036,766.68 | £10,724,070.75 | £58,713.97 | £0.00 | £58,713.97 | £10,782,784.72 |
| 2026 | April | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence | Executive non-departmental public body | Department of Health and Social Care | 4 | 4 | 115 | 110.02 | 309 | 284.94 | 343 | 315.02 | 72 | 65.27 | 0 | 0 | 843 | 779 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9.02 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 853 | 788 | £4,129,866.19 | £3,789.87 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £919,684.78 | £564,608.10 | £5,617,948.94 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £5,617,948.94 |
| 2026 | April | NHS Blood and Transplant | Executive non-departmental public body | Department of Health and Social Care | 2178 | 1772.05 | 1514 | 1385.35 | 2095 | 1918.56 | 845 | 822.81 | 95 | 92.85 | 56 | 50.9 | 6,783 | 6,043 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 6,819 | 6,079 | £22,552,463.40 | £1,268,594.48 | £0.00 | £494,911.40 | £3,075,439.93 | £3,216,634.07 | £30,608,043.27 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £30,608,043.27 |
| 2026 | April | NHS Business Services Authority | Executive non-departmental public body | Department of Health and Social Care | 2472 | 2261.08 | 1403 | 1330.67 | 1066 | 1041.05 | 508 | 492.17 | 69 | 67.81 | 0 | 0 | 5,518 | 5,193 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5,540 | 5,215 | £16,035,604.00 | £61,368.71 | £0.00 | £214,542.37 | £3,309,034.51 | £2,056,295.68 | £21,676,845.27 | £185,005.93 | £0.00 | £185,005.93 | £21,861,851.20 |
| 2026 | April | NHS England | Executive non-departmental public body | Department of Health and Social Care | 73 | 59.9 | 1777 | 1671.8 | 3400 | 3257.1 | 7275 | 6993.8 | 1122 | 1016 | 1203 | 416 | 14,850 | 13,415 | 123 | 115.4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 123 | 0 | 14,981 | 13,538 | £101,910,789.23 | £17,885,451.51 | £0.00 | £31,504.71 | £10,661,931.32 | £13,983,225.42 | £144,472,902.19 | £616,176.35 | £0.00 | £616,176.35 | £145,089,078.54 |
| 2026 | April | NHS Resolution | Executive non-departmental public body | Department of Health and Social Care | 9 | 8 | 138 | 132.88 | 359 | 349.21 | 349 | 334.55 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 863 | 833 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 865 | 835 | £3,832,034.84 | £307,070.12 | £0.00 | £1,583.46 | £507,154.74 | £551,320.31 | £5,199,163.47 | £7,708.70 | £0.00 | £7,708.70 | £5,206,872.17 |
| 2026 | April | UK Health Security Agency | Executive agency | Department of Health and Social Care | 505 | 460.23 | 686 | 651.39 | 2453 | 2354.21 | 1846 | 1785.55 | 316 | 286.1 | 24 | 20.3 | 5,830 | 5,558 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 5,863 | 5,591 | £23,899,937.00 | £633,026.00 | £317,000.00 | £429,723.00 | £5,968,116.00 | £3,418,251.00 | £34,666,053.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £34,666,053.00 |
| 2026 | April | NHS Counter Fraud Authority | Special health authority | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 | 1 | 43 | 41.53 | 106 | 102.73 | 60 | 59.47 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 214 | 208 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 209 | £977,708.53 | £320.88 | £0.00 | £125.91 | £201,638.00 | £129,055.26 | £1,308,848.57 | £5,344.80 | £0.00 | £5,344.80 | £1,314,193.37 |
| 2026 | April | Health Services Safety Investigations Body | Special health authority | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 23.03 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 42 | £325,438.58 | £2,180.96 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £40,667.69 | £47,024.53 | £415,311.76 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £415,311.76 |