Policy paper

DHSC evidence for the DDRB: pay round 2025 to 2026

Evidence submitted to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care for the 2025 to 2026 pay round.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 10 December 2024
• Last updated: 12 December 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

DHSC's written evidence to the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration for the pay round 2025 to 2026

PDF, 1.03 MB, 120 pages

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Details

The DDRB has been asked to make pay recommendations for the pay round 2025 to 2026 on:

• uplifts for:
  • consultants
  • doctors and dentists in training
  • specialist, associate specialist and specialty doctors
• uplifts for contractor general medical practitioners and the minimum and maximum pay ranges for salaried general medical practitioners
• the pay element of remuneration for dentists employed by or providing services to the NHS

In making its observations and recommendations, the DDRB takes evidence from:

• the 4 UK governments
• the British Medical Association
• the British Dental Association
• NHS England
• NHS Providers
• NHS Employers
• Health Education England (HEE)
• Hospital Doctors’ Union (HCSA)
• other interested parties

Published 10 December 2024
Last updated 12 December 2024 + show all updates

1. 12 December 2024

   Replaced PDF to correct some inaccurate figures in the 'Examples' on p118. In Examples 1 and 2, the figure for 'Pension growth: assessed against AA' was changed from £157,981 to £157,891. In Example 2, the 'Non-pensionable pay' was changed from £77,602 to £77,604, and the 'Total pay' adjusted accordingly from £217,484 to £217,486.

2. 10 December 2024

   First published.