Senior Salaries Review Body remit letter: 2027 to 2028
Published 15 July 2026
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Lea Paterson
Chair, Senior Salaries Review Body
Office of Manpower Economics
First floor, 10 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0NB
Dear Mrs Paterson,
I would like to offer my thanks for the Senior Salaries Review Body’s (SSRB) work over the past year on the 2026 to 2027 report. The government appreciates the independent, expert advice and valuable contribution that the SSRB makes.
We were pleased to be able to accept your headline pay recommendations for senior health leaders in the NHS in England for 2026 to 2027. I write to you now to formally commence the next pay round for 2027 to 2028 in line with your terms of reference. As part of this, we will provide our departmental evidence as usual in the autumn, setting out the funds available to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for 2027 to 2028, as well as the recruitment and retention context, earnings data and the 10 Year Health Plan - our strategy for building an NHS fit for the future.
We recognise that public sector workers who provide essential services deserve prompt pay decisions, and the government is committed to ensuring that pay announcements for 2027 to 2028 are made in a timely manner. That is why we are launching this pay round earlier than the previous pay round. I would be grateful if you could support an earlier pay announcement by submitting your report at the earliest point that allows you to give due consideration to the relevant evidence. I recognise that changing the timeline from recent years will present challenges for you, but I am sure you also share the government’s belief in the importance of returning to more timely annual pay processes. To enable you to submit your report earlier, our department will aim to meet your deadlines and bring the evidence process forward.
I would like to thank you again for the review body’s invaluable contribution to the pay round and look forward to receiving your report for 2027 to 2028 in due course.
Yours ever,
The Rt Hon James Murray, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care