Resources

National nursing and midwifery job profile review

Details of the NHS Staff Council's Job Evaluation Group (JEG) review of the national job evaluation matching profiles for nursing and midwifery.

3 June 2025

Doctors' extra-contractual work

Extra-contractual work is completed outside a doctor's contracted hours or job plan.

2 June 2025

Cost-of-living support: data-driven approach

An example of a data-driven and evidence-based approach to support the financial welfare of the workforce.

2 June 2025

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.

22 May 2025

Archived terms and conditions handbooks

List of archived terms and conditions of service handbooks.

22 May 2025

Pay scales for 2025/26

NHS terms and conditions annual, hourly and HCAS pay scales (also known as pay bands or pay rates or payscales) for 2025/26

22 May 2025

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.

22 May 2025

Gender pay gap reporting

Find out more about the mandatory gender pay gap reporting for employers with 250 or more relevant employees and how to comply.

22 May 2025

On-call resources

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) and scenarios to support local on-call arrangements in NHS organisations.

19 May 2025

Budget busting benefits at Oxford University Hospitals

Read how Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) delivered a reward and benefits strategy on a shoestring budget.

14 May 2025

Local clinical excellence award guidance from 1 April 2024

The funding for local clinical excellence awards was redirected into remuneration, ending annual award access from 1 April 2024.

12 May 2025

Consultant contract (2003)

This page contains information on the terms and conditions of service and the model contract for consultants, FAQs and consultant job planning.

12 May 2025

Accrual of statutory annual leave and sickness

An overview of key points relating to annual leave and sickness from the most important cases, together with frequently asked questions on this issue.

25 April 2025

NHS Staff Council joint statement on 2023 non-pay commitments

Statement from co-chairs of the NHS Staff Council on non pay commitments following a letter from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

14 April 2025

Agenda for Change pay deal 2023 - latest non-pay commitments update

April 2025 update on the non pay commitments following the Agenda for Change pay deal agreed in 2023.

10 April 2025

The history of pay in the NHS

Background into the history of pay including the establishment of the General Whitley Council, Agenda for Change and the medical and dental contracts.

8 April 2025