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NHS Trusts: Managers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Very Senior Manager posts existed in NHS trusts in each year since 2021.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Jun 2026
Target answer date
16 Jun 2026
Answer
19 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Very Senior Manager posts existed in NHS trusts in each year since 2021.

  2. 16 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Department and NHS England publish information on the number of Very Senior Managers working in National Health Service organisations each year as part of evidence for the Senior Salaries Review Body. The latest evidence for the 2026/27 pay round can ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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