Written question asked by Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 7 April 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 April 2025. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 April 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Accident and Emergency Departments: Pay

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes in the level of staff overtime pay rates in emergency departments on (a) the quality of patient care and (b) the retention of senior clinical staff.

Answer: The Department has not made this specific assessment. Where national rates for overtime are applicable in England, these are set out in the national terms and conditions, and no recent changes have been made to these provisions, nor are there planned to be. Where pay for additional work is set at a local level or where local providers agree overtime rates that are different to those in the national terms and conditions, this would be considered a local matter.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 44654
Session: 2024-26
Subjects: Staff Pay Standards Labour turnover Accident and emergency departments Overtime
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk