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DHSC: workforce management information August 2026
Updated 24 September 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 |
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| 2026 | August | Department of Health and Social Care (excl agencies) | Ministerial Department | Department of Health and Social Care | 20 | 17.21 | 241 | 232.56 | 1170 | 1134.94 | 1464 | 1418.82 | 221 | 214.89 | 11 | 9.46 | 3,127 | 3,028 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 3,159 | 3,060 | £14,677,574.85 | £170,482.64 | £322,066.67 | £45,118.10 | £4,121,442.31 | £2,188,266.54 | £21,524,951.11 | £353,722.83 | £0.00 | £353,722.83 | £21,878,673.94 |
| 2026 | August | Care Quality Commission | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department of Health and Social Care | 196 | 182.87 | 374 | 355.18 | 2133 | 2033.94 | 723 | 690.65 | 148 | 143.83 | 58 | 33.28 | 3,632 | 3,440 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 3,649 | 3,456 | £12,483,797.00 | £151,509.00 | £0.00 | £101,221.00 | £1,841,497.00 | £1,882,391.00 | £16,460,415.00 | £382,365.16 | £0.00 | £382,365.16 | £16,842,780.16 |
| 2026 | August | Health Research Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department of Health and Social Care | 0 | 0 | 74 | 69.51 | 134 | 125.53 | 70 | 68.53 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 286 | 271 | £1,151,508.37 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £153,336.39 | £143,888.91 | £1,448,733.67 | £20,382.24 | £0.00 | £20,382.24 | £1,469,115.91 |
| 2026 | August | Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department of Health and Social Care | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22.8 | 43 | 42.9 | 12 | 11.33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 83 | £335,937.73 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £102,152.70 | £45,386.75 | £483,477.18 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £483,477.18 |
| 2026 | August | Human Tissue Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department of Health and Social Care | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12.6 | 36 | 35.8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 64 | £306,004.08 | £800.00 | £0.00 | £2,944.14 | £63,699.80 | £41,970.51 | £415,418.53 | £382,365.16 | £0.00 | £382,365.16 | £797,783.69 |
| 2026 | August | Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | Executive Agency | Department of Health and Social Care | 32 | 32 | 221 | 215.11 | 648 | 639 | 657 | 640.68 | 162 | 149.29 | 0 | 0 | 1,720 | 1,676 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1,748 | 1,704 | £7,626,137.99 | £2,946.36 | £21,579.32 | £40,223.11 | £2,122,471.20 | £1,051,918.61 | £10,865,276.59 | £93,896.04 | £0.00 | £93,896.04 | £10,959,172.63 |
| 2026 | August | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department of Health and Social Care | 6 | 5.68 | 111 | 106.3 | 305 | 271.07 | 339 | 305.23 | 73 | 65.16 | 0 | 0 | 834 | 753 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4.62 | 840 | 759 | £4,359,314.72 | £4,368.31 | £0.00 | £1,820.11 | £906,778.67 | £557,351.53 | £5,829,633.34 | £83,142.24 | £213,955.79 | £297,098.03 | £6,126,731.37 |
| 2026 | August | NHS Blood & Transplant | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department of Health and Social Care | 2179 | 1777 | 1490 | 1358.99 | 2123 | 1940.01 | 856 | 832.51 | 96 | 94.05 | 55 | 49.3 | 6,799 | 6,052 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 6,827 | 6,080 | £22,790,962.46 | £1,212,752.25 | £0.00 | £444,209.35 | £3,113,579.72 | £3,232,799.96 | £30,794,303.74 | £382,365.16 | £0.00 | £382,365.16 | £31,176,668.90 |
| 2026 | August | NHS Business Services Authority | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department of Health and Social Care | 2436 | 2222.63 | 1401 | 1327.31 | 1045 | 1019.93 | 513 | 496.73 | 72 | 70.01 | 0 | 0 | 5,467 | 5,137 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5,476 | 5,146 | £16,017,985.35 | £55,606.57 | £0.00 | £232,931.45 | £3,270,715.45 | £2,055,691.37 | £21,632,930.19 | £73,063.15 | £0.00 | £73,063.15 | £21,705,993.34 |
| 2026 | August | NHS England | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department of Health and Social Care | 61 | 51.2 | 1623 | 1530.2 | 3142 | 3013.2 | 6694 | 6442.5 | 1038 | 944.1 | 1204 | 416.2 | 13,762 | 12,397 | 102 | 95.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 102 | 0 | 13,871 | 12,500 | £86,451,538.43 | £6,963,132.19 | £0.00 | £25,822.64 | £10,088,985.98 | £11,782,376.50 | £115,311,855.74 | £600,301.83 | £0.00 | £600,301.83 | £115,912,157.57 |
| 2026 | August | NHS Resolution | Executive Non-Departmental Public Body | Department of Health and Social Care | 8 | 7.6 | 139 | 134.17 | 355 | 343.92 | 357 | 341.92 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 867 | 836 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 868 | 837 | £3,877,185.24 | £290,137.78 | £0.00 | £2,646.15 | £533,616.83 | £551,872.01 | £5,255,458.01 | £15,135.08 | £0.00 | £15,135.08 | £5,270,593.09 |
| 2026 | August | UK Health Security Agency | Executive Agency | Department of Health and Social Care | 491 | 447.24 | 715 | 680.75 | 2481 | 2382.67 | 1877 | 1815.66 | 321 | 286.76 | 11 | 11 | 5,896 | 5,624 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 5,923 | 5,651 | £24,464,812.23 | £918,980.95 | £345,700.00 | £264,484.91 | £6,107,137.97 | £3,520,501.87 | £35,621,617.93 | £8,217.89 | £0.00 | £8,217.89 | £35,629,835.82 |
| 2026 | August | NHS Counter Fraud Authority | Special Health Authority | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 | 1 | 40 | 39.41 | 112 | 107.87 | 60 | 59.03 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 217 | 211 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 219 | 213 | £991,717.27 | £418.31 | £0.00 | £782.85 | £205,783.50 | £146,363.11 | £1,345,065.04 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £1,345,065.04 |
| 2026 | August | Health Services Safety Investigations Body | Special Health Authority | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 22.63 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 40 | £276,790.60 | £2,029.62 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £36,024.52 | £38,730.74 | £353,575.48 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £353,575.48 |