Flexible working

Learn how employers can support their staff by offering flexible working and flexible retirement options.
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As part of the NHS People Plan, the NHS People Promise sets out a series of commitments, one of which is we work flexibly which states: We do not have to sacrifice our family, our friends or our interests for work.

This ambition is to give people greater choice over their working patterns, helping them to achieve a better work-life balance. To ensure the NHS remains an employer of choice and can attract talent in a competitive job market, more action is needed to increase the uptake of flexible working.

This page features guidance and resources relating to:

  • flexible working
  • flexible retirement
  • agile working.

Flexible working

Contact us

Email the flexible working team with questions and/or examples of how you are supporting staff to work flexibly.