What is the salary of a nurse in the UK?

Nurses are the single largest staff group within the NHS, with about 400,000 nursing and midwifery staff working across the […]

How much is the NHS pay rise for 2024/25? Updated June 2024

Most NHS staff are on Agenda for Change contracts. Every year, the NHS Pay Review Body provides advice to the […]

NHS Pay Scales 2024/25 (with predicted 5.5% pay rise – updated July 2024)

This article contains predicted NHS pay rises for 2024/25 and was last updated in July 2024. The figures are based […]

When will the NHS pay rise for 2024 happen? (Updated June 2024)

Most NHS pay is governed by the Agenda for Change (AfC) contract, which separates pay into a number of pay […]

What are NHS Keeping In Touch (KIT) days?

If you’re about to go on maternity, paternity, or shared patental leave, you’ve probably heard about Keeping In Touch (KIT) […]

What counts as NHS continuous or reckonable service?

Within the context of many NHS jobs, continuous service (sometimes called reckonable service) is an important consideration for employees. For […]

How much is NHS on call pay?

NHS staff are often asked to be “on call” as a part of their working pattern. Being on call means […]

How does the NHS pension work?

The NHS is well known for having a great pension scheme, with members receiving a “defined benefit” on retirement, effectively […]

What is the highest NHS pay band?

Not all staff NHS staff are on the same types of contracts, which means that there is no single “highest […]

Do NHS staff get paid overtime?

With pressures on NHS services higher than ever, many staff are working longer hours or being asked to pick up […]