NHS England: Communication
(asked on 29th January 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) communications and (b) media staff are employed by NHS East of England.
NHS England publishes the performance bonus information for its national directors in their annual accounts. No national directors were paid a bonus in 2023/24, and bonuses will not be paid for 2024/25. NHS England’s latest annual report and accounts has been published and is available at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-england-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024
The following table shows the latest published Executive Senior Manager (ESM) pay framework from 2021, which applies to the East of England region:
Role grade | Pay bands | ||
Minimum | Operational max | Max exception zone | |
ESM 1 | £90,900 | £113,625 | £131,300 |
ESM 2 | £131,301 | £146,450 | £161,600 |
ESM 3 | £161,601 | £176,750 | £191,900 |
ESM 4 | £191,901 | £207,050 | £222,200 |
Although not all posts are currently filled, the number of permanent posts by grade in the region are as follows:
- 14 for ESM 1;
- seven for ESM 2;
- one for ESM 3; and
- zero for ESM 4.
NHS England’s regional communications functions are currently centrally employed. This resource is then provided to regions to support their work. There are eight posts, specifically seven staff and one vacancy, providing communications, media, and engagement support to the National Health Service in the East of England in meeting its statutory and constitutional responsibilities on engaging with the public and helping patients find the right services.