Resources

Student placements: diversifying opportunities and providing a quality experience

A guide for employers to grow and diversify placement capacity while delivering high-quality student learning experiences.

27 August 2025

NHS terms and conditions of service resource hub

Resources and guidance to assist employers in understanding and applying the NHS TCS Handbook and NHS Job Evaluation Handbook.

16 January 2026

NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook

This document sets out the full terms and conditions of service (TCS) for staff on Agenda for Change contracts.

5 January 2026

Stage 2: Consistency checking course

This one-day training is designed for experienced job evaluation practitioners and those who wish to train as members of consistency checking panels.

20 February 2026

Stage 1: Job matching course

This two-day training programme is designed for NHS employees who wish to sit on job matching panels.

20 February 2026

Information for guardians of safe working hours

Guidance and resources for the guardians of safe working hours (GoSWH) including exception reporting flowcharts and FAQs.

17 February 2026

NHS Employers written evidence submission to the Home Affairs Committee Routes to Settlement Inquiry

NHS Employers written evidence submission to the Home Affairs Committee Routes to Settlement Inquiry

13 February 2026

Pay scales for 2026/27

NHS terms and conditions annual, hourly and HCAS pay scales (also known as pay bands or pay rates or payscales) for 2026/27, effective from 1 April.

12 February 2026

Embracing a flexible T Level industry placement model at Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board

NHS Greater Manchester developed a flexible industry placement offer for a Management and Administration T Level student.

12 February 2026

Supporting disabled staff in the workplace

Find out about the different types of disability and what the NHS is doing to support its disabled workforce.

11 February 2026

Implementing team-based rostering across multiple wards

Read how Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust found an effective solution for its rostering needs.

11 February 2026

FAQs for doctors' and dentists' contracts

This page brings together all the FAQs and guidance we have for questions related to medical staff contract issues.

11 February 2026

Sickness Absence Toolkit

Guidance for NHS managers to have supportive conversations around sickness absence.

10 February 2026

Doctors and dentists in training terms and conditions (England) 2016

Version 13 (February 2026) TCS for NHS doctors and dentists in training. Including exception reporting reforms.

4 February 2026

Model contracts for the 2016 doctor and dentists in training contract

Model contracts for staff employed under the terms and conditions of service for NHS doctors and dentists in training (England) 2016.

4 February 2026

Record of amendments to the 2016 terms and conditions of service

This document details the amendments made to the terms and conditions of service for NHS doctors and dentists in training (England) 2016.

4 February 2026