When will the NHS pay rise 2027/28 be announced?

No date has been confirmed. The government has committed to bringing the announcement forward compared with previous years, following the pattern set in 2026/27, when the award was confirmed on 12 February 2026, two months ahead of the April implementation date.

Will NHS pay rise in 2027/28?

A pay round is already underway and a recommendation is expected in due course, so an increase is very likely, but neither the government nor the NHSPRB has confirmed a percentage yet.

How much will the NHS pay rise be in 2027/28?

No figure has been announced. Recent awards have ranged from 3.3% to 5.5% depending on the year, but any specific percentage quoted for 2027/28 before an official announcement is a prediction, not a confirmed rate.

Will NHS Scotland get a pay rise in 2027/28?

NHS Scotland's current pay agreement covers 2025/26 and 2026/27 only. No 2027/28 agreement has been announced, and a new round of negotiations between the Scottish Government and health unions has not yet started.

Is the 2027/28 pay rise different from previous years?

It could be. Alongside the usual NHSPRB process, ongoing NHS Staff Council negotiations on Agenda for Change structural reform could also set some or all of the 2027/28 headline pay.

Will doctors get the same pay rise as nurses in 2027/28?

Not necessarily. Doctors and dentists are covered by the separate DDRB process, not the NHSPRB that covers Agenda for Change staff, and the two review bodies can recommend different outcomes.

What is the NHS Pay Review Body and who decides the pay rise?

The NHSPRB is an independent body that reviews evidence from the government, NHS employers and trade unions before recommending an annual pay award for NHS Agenda for Change staff. The government then decides whether to accept, amend or reject that recommendation.

NHS Pay Rise 2027/28: Latest Confirmed Pay-Round Updates & Calculator

NHS pay rise 2027/28: what is confirmed right now?

The 2027/28 NHS Pay Review Body round has started, but no final Agenda for Change percentage has been announced. The Department of Health and Social Care formally commenced the round on 15 July 2026. GOV.UK remit letter

Direct answer: any 2027/28 percentage shown in a calculator today must be labelled a scenario, not an official award.

The remit letter says the government will provide departmental evidence in the autumn and also notes that NHS Staff Council negotiations on pay-structure reform could potentially include headline uplifts for 2027/28 and 2028/29. That makes the pay round a live process with two possible routes influencing the final outcome; it does not create a confirmed percentage.

What should the 2027/28 calculator do before the award is known?

Use scenario modelling:

1. start from the user’s current 2026/27 band/pay point;

2. allow a clearly labelled percentage scenario;

3. show projected gross annual/monthly pay;

4. estimate tax, NI, pension and other selected deductions;

5. stamp the result “scenario — not the confirmed NHS 2027/28 award”;

6. replace the scenario defaults with official rates once a final settlement is published.

This satisfies the user’s planning intent without fabricating a future pay award.

What is the NHS Pay Review Body?

The NHSPRB provides independent advice on pay for Agenda for Change staff within its remit. Its recommendation is part of the process; government then responds to the recommendation and implementation is reflected in the relevant pay documentation.

For 2027/28, the remit letter also interacts with separate NHS Staff Council pay-structure negotiations. Keep those entities distinct:

NHSPRB → evidence → recommendation

NHS Staff Council → negotiated AfC structure reform

Government/national administrations → decision/implementation

What can change before the 2027/28 award?

Track only developments that materially change the user’s answer:

official evidence submissions;
NHSPRB recommendation/report;
government pay decision;
NHS Staff Council structure-reform agreement;
nation-specific decisions for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland;
effective date and payroll implementation;
updated salary tables.

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2026/27 is the baseline, not a prediction

Until new rates exist, the correct baseline is the current official 2026/27 scale. For England, that means Band 5 £32,073–£39,043, Band 6 £39,959–£48,117 and Band 7 £49,387–£56,515, among the wider table. NHS Employers

Doctors and dentists have a separate review-body route

The Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration has its own 2027/28 remit. Do not mix a future AfC award with resident-doctor, consultant or dentist pay as though they were one settlement. GOV.UK DDRB remit

Key points

2027/28 AfC pay round formally started 15 July 2026.
No final percentage is confirmed at the verification date.
Percentage calculators are scenarios until official rates exist.
Pay-structure negotiations could interact with headline uplifts.
Update this page by verified milestone, not by speculative headlines.

Sources

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-pay-review-body-remit-letter-2027-to-2028
https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202627
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-body-on-doctors-and-dentists-remuneration-remit-letter-2027-to-2028

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