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2023 pay and TCS advisory notice [Archived]

Pay and terms and conditions advisory notices during 2023 for staff employed under the NHS terms and conditions of service.

2 October 2023

This notice advises of the publication of version 52 of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook. The list of amendments are detailed below:

Is the section new or amended?	Section / annex of the NHS TCS Handbook	Key amendments
New	Section 35; Home and agile/hybrid working	The addition of Section 35 to incorporate the home and agile/hybrid working framework into the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service (NHS TCS) Handbook
Amended	Annex 1: NHS Employers	Annex 1 updated to include Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) as an NHS employer from 1st October 2023

This notice advises of the publication of version 51 of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook. The list of amendments are detailed below:

Is the section new or amended?	Section / annex of the NHS TCS Handbook	Key amendments
Amended	Section 14: Sickness absence (Wales)	Amendments to paragraph 14.4 reflect a temporary change, for 12 months effective from 1 March 2023. From this time period, staff will receive regularly paid supplements as part of their sick pay following a period of sickness absence. This is part of Wales’ pay deal for 2023/24.

This notice advises of the publication of version 50 of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook. 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.	Pay scales for the financial year 2023/24 have been updated to reflect the 2023/24 pay award to all pay points. This consolidated payment is effective from 1 April 2023. Band 8 and 9 consolidated payment temporary arrangements have been removed from the TCS handbook as no longer applicable.
Amended	Annex 9: High cost area supplements	The minimum and maximum rates have been uplifted and the updates rates can be found in Table 1. This change is effective from 1 April 2023.

NHS Terms and Conditions of Service (TCS) Advisory Notice 01/2023

This notice advises of the publication of version 49 of the NHS terms and conditions of service handbook. The list of amendments are detailed below:

Is the section new or amended?	Section / annex of the NHS TCS Handbook	Key amendments
Amended	Sections 1-6 Annex 10: Local recruitment and retention premia	Grammatical changes applied following a review of sections 1- 6 and annex 10.
Amended	Section 5: Recruitment and retention premia (RRP)	Amendments made to provide clarity about the continuation of RRPs on promotion.
Amended	Section 13: Annual leave and general public holidays	Amendment to paragraph 13.1 to include the additional annual leave
Amended	Section 14: Sickness absence (Wales)	Amendments to paragraph 14.4 scale of sickness absence allowances.
Amended	Section 15: Leave and pay for new parents (England, Wales and Scotland)	Amendments to paragraph 15.106 to remove “vii) absence on maternity leave, adoption leave, or shared parental leave (paid or unpaid) as provided for under this agreement” and provide clarity on continuous service.
Amended	Section 17: Reimbursement of travel costs Annex 12: Motoring costs	Amendments to Section 17 and annex 12 following the latest mileage reimbursement review in November 2022 which resulted in an automatic change to the reimbursement rates.

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