NHS Staff Council

Responsible for the Agenda for Change pay system.

The NHS Staff Council has responsibility for the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay system and has representatives from both employers and trade unions. Their remit includes:

maintaining the Agenda for Change pay system
negotiating any changes in core conditions for staff on AfC contracts and reflecting these in the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook
providing national support on interpreting the national agreement for employers and trade unions.

Executive meetings:
- Wednesday 10 July 2024
- Monday 18 November 2024
- Monday 20 January 2025
Plenary meetings:
- Thursday 12 September 2024
- Wednesday 12 March 2025
Where local partnerships are unable to agree an interpretation of the NHS terms and conditions of service, parties can submit a joint referral to the NHS Staff Council seeking clarity.
These can be made to the joint NHS Staff Council via the secretariat. Referrals must be made in partnership (employer and trade union) in order for the NHS Staff Council to be able to give a view.

Key information

NHS Staff Council executive members

Details of the executive members of the NHS Staff Council.

15 November 2023

NHS Staff Council joint statements and papers

Statements, papers, and guidance that has been agreed jointly through the NHS Staff Council.

20 August 2024

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NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook

Handbook amendment number 57 Pay Advisory Notice (02/2024)

20 August 2024

The NHS Staff Council sub-groups

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Health, Safety and Wellbeing Group

The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Group (HSWG) is a sub-group of the NHS Staff Council.

NHS Staff Council banner - JEG

The Job Evaluation Group (JEG)

The Job Evaluation Group is a sub-group of the NHS Staff Council

NHS Staff Council banner - EDIG

The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group (EDIG)

The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group (EDIG) is a sub-group of the NHS Staff Council

Latest news

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Agenda for change mileage reimbursement rates review - November 2024

The November 2024 review of mileage reimbursement rates has been carried out, in line with the process set out in the NHS TCS Handbook.

12 December 2024

Consultation extended: Nursing and midwifery job role profile review

Details on the extension of the consultation on revisions to the national job matching profiles for nursing and midwifery bands 7 to 9.

11 December 2024

NHS Employers' evidence to the pay review bodies 2025/26

Read the key messages and evidence to the Pay Review Body (NHS PRB) and the Doctors' and Dentists' Pay Review Body (DDRB) 2025/26.

10 December 2024

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NHS Employers' evidence to the NHS PRB 2025/26

Read our 2025/26 evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body.

10 December 2024

The history of pay in the NHS

Background into the history of pay including details on the establishment of the General Whitley Council and the introduction of Agenda for Change.

26 November 2024

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

Update on the non-pay commitments following the Agenda for Change pay deal agreed in 2023.

18 November 2024

Get in touch

NHS Staff Council

agendaforchange@nhsemployers.org

Contact our NHS Staff Council inbox.