Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the (a) number of people working within the NHS with the title of Chief Executive and (b) average salary of such people.

As part of the evidence base for the Senior Salaries Review Body, information has been published by NHS England at the links below detailing the number of senior managers in the National Health Service (NHS) and their salaries. This includes information for Chief Executives.

https://digital.nhs.uk/supplementary-information/2024/very-senior-manager-staff-numbers-june-2023

https://digital.nhs.uk/supplementary-information/2024/very-senior-manager-earnings-june-2023