2025 pay and TCS advisory notices
Pay and terms and conditions advisory notices during 2025 for staff employed under the NHS terms and conditions of service.
Pay advisory notice 02/2025
This is the official notification of the pay arrangements applicable from 1 April 2025 for Agenda for Change staff in England. This notice advises of the publication of version 59 of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook on 22 May 2025.
The list of amendments are detailed below:
| Is the section new or amended? | Section / annex of the NHS TCS Handbook | Key amendments |
| Amended | Annex 2: Pay bands and pay points on the second pay spine in England |
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| Amended | Annex 3: Pay bands and pay points on the second pay spine |
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| Amended | Annex 9: High cost area supplements (HCAS) |
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Pay advisory notice 01/2025
This notice advises of the publication of version 58 of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook on 1 April 2025. The list of amendments are detailed below:
| Is the section new or amended? | Section / annex of the NHS TCS Handbook | Key amendments |
| Amended | Annex 2: Pay bands and pay points on the second pay spine in England |
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| Amended | Annex 3: Pay bands and pay points on the second pay spine |
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NHS Terms and Conditions of Service advisory notice 01/2025
This notice advises of the publication of version 58 of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook on 01 April 2025. The list of amendments are detailed below:
| Is the section new or amended? | Section / annex of the NHS TCS Handbook | Key amendments |
| New | Section 15: Leave and Pay for new parents |
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| Amended | Section 40: National bodies and procedures |
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| New | Annex 21: Arrangements for pay and banding of trainees (Scotland) |
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