Resources

The value of the NHS Pension Scheme poster

Use our poster to support your conversations with staff about pensions and to help you explain the benefits of being a scheme member.

14 May 2024

Flexible retirement

Flexible retirement helps employers to retain valuable experienced staff by enabling those staff to work flexibly and improve wellbeing.

10 May 2024

Access to pension tax guidance and advice

A list of organisations and financial advisors that can give expert guidance and advice on pension tax issues for members of the NHS Pension Scheme.

2 May 2024

Maintaining high professional standards and appeal panels

Maintaining high professional standards (MHPS) framework and how to request a chair or third panel member for capability or job planning appeals.

1 May 2024

Guidance on contractual issues of flexible working

This page details guidance from the NHS Staff Council on contractual issues arising from certain forms of flexible working.

30 April 2024

Pay circulars

Pay circulars and pay advisory notices for Agenda for Change and medical and dental staff.

18 April 2024

Guidance for the employment of medical and dental consultants

Guidance for recruiting and employing medical and dental consultants in the NHS.

10 April 2024

Holiday pay legislation changes

Details of the government's changes to the Working Time Regulations to simplify holiday entitlement and holiday pay.

28 March 2024

Updated protection from redundancy legislation

Following the updated Protection from Redundancy Act 2023, additional legislation will come into effect from 6 April 2024.

28 March 2024

SAS professional development funding

Read our guidance to support employers to allocate SAS development funding.

26 March 2024

Findings for reward and recognition in the NHS Staff Survey

Summary of the we are recognised and rewarded findings from the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

15 March 2024

Agenda for Change

Introduction of Agenda for Change (AfC) including the key changes to AfC terms and conditions since 2004.

14 March 2024

How pay is set in the NHS

Details on the NHS Pay Review Bodies, NHS Staff Council, partnership working and key changes to NHS pay policy since 2004.

14 March 2024

The journey of NHS pay over the last decade

Details of pay over the last decade, including workforce trends and how pay has changed during this time.

14 March 2024

Promoting the NHS employment package

This page details the importance of promoting the total reward package, along with the actions employers can take to do this.

7 March 2024

General maternity guidance for rotational doctors and dentists in training

This guide relates to doctors and dentists in rotational training programmes, employed on the 2016 terms and conditions of service (TCS).

7 March 2024