Policy paper

Joint DHSC and NHS England written evidence for the SSRB: pay round 2027 to 2028

Evidence submitted to the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England for the 2027 to 2028 pay round.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England
• Published: 19 October 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Joint DHSC and NHS England written evidence for the SSRB: pay round 2027 to 2028

PDF, 608 KB, 44 pages

Supportive data pack to DHSC and NHS England's written evidence to the SSRB for the pay round 2027 to 2028

ODS, 343 KB

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Details

The Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) has been asked to make a pay recommendation on the current levels of pay for very senior managers (VSMs) in the NHS and executive and senior managers (ESMs) in DHSC’s arm’s length bodies (ALBs).

The written evidence seeks to enable the SSRB to make independent observations on the levels of pay of VSMs and ESMs to form part of the wider SSRB report, which will include observations on the levels of pay for other senior public sector workers.

The data pack brings together multiple data sets and analysis to support the written evidence document.