Policy paper

Joint DHSC and NHS England evidence for the NHSPRB: pay round 2026 to 2027

Evidence submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England for the pay round 2026 to 2027.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England
• Published: 30 October 2025
• Last updated: 11 December 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Joint DHSC and NHS England written evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body for the pay round 2026 to 2027

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Supportive data pack to DHSC's and NHS England's written evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body for the pay round 2026 to the pay round 2026 to 2027

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Details

The NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) has been asked to make pay recommendations for the pay round 2026 to 2027.

This written evidence seeks to enable NHSPRB to make independent recommendations, weighing all of the evidence, within the current challenging economic and fiscal context, along with recruitment and retention trends and staff motivation.

In making its observations and recommendations, NHSPRB requests evidence from:

• the UK government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive
• NHS trade unions
• NHS England
• NHS Employers
• other interested parties

The data pack brings together multiple data sets and analysis to support the written evidence document.

Published 30 October 2025

Last updated 11 December 2025 + show all updates

1. 11 December 2025

   Amended page and document titles to show that evidence was submitted jointly by DHSC and NHS England.

2. 30 October 2025

   First published.