Surveys and consultations

NHS England is increasing transparency in the NHS and improving services for patients. We work with NHS staff, patients, stakeholders and the public to improve the health outcomes for people in England.

You can find recent consultations and surveys below or search by keyword or interest.

Open Consultations

2026/27 NHS Payment Scheme consultation

Thank you for taking the time to consider NHS England’s proposals for the 2026/27 NHS Payment Scheme. This survey allows you to say whether you accept or reject the proposed Payment Scheme, ...

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NHS Standard Contract 2026/2027: A consultation

This consultation asks for views from stakeholders on changes which NHS England proposes to make to the NHS Standard Contract for 2026/27. The NHS Standard Contract is published by NHS England...

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GIRFT Diabetes Footcare Vascular Services Survey

The aim of centralisation of vascular services is to reduce the morbidity and mortality of patients with aortic aneurysms, carotid artery disease and peripheral arterial disease.                     ...

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Call for evidence: a clinical pathway for adults who have previously undergone a gender transition and who wish to detransition

NHS England is developing a clinical pathway for adults who wish to detransition. As part of this work, we are seeking input from healthcare professionals and relevant professional organisations to...

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GIRFT CYA Diabetes Provider Questionnaire

NHS England's Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Team are rolling out a new workstream 'Children and Young People Diabetes' The workstream will bring together key metrics on diabetes care in...

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Closed Consultations

  • GIRFT Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassaemia and Rare Inherited Anaemia Questionnaire

    NHS England’s GIRFT Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and Thalassaemia Programme is working to deliver data-driven, clinically-led reviews of SCD and Thalassaemia services. The reviews will include Specialist Haemoglobinopathy Teams (SHT) and selected Local Haemoglobinopathy Teams (LHT) in England ...

    Closed 21 November 2025

  • NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service Specification

    This consultation asks for your views on proposed changes to the service specification for specialist gender incongruence services for children and young people, which will describe how current and future providers of NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Services will deliver the service. ...

    Closed 2 November 2025

  • GIRFT Ophthalmology Metrics Q1 25/26 Data

    Dear All This questionnaire is for the GIRFT Ophthalmology data metrics collection. The collection is for the period Q1 25/26. Responses are due back by 26th September 2025. There should be one submission per service. The data from your submission will be benchmarked and uploaded to...

    Closed 24 October 2025

  • Professional strategy for nursing and midwifery - defining the next era of nursing and midwifery

    The professional strategy for nursing and midwifery will set out a compelling vision for the long-term future of our professions up to 2040 focussing on our professions’ vital role in delivering the ambitions for a modern health and care system in England. To do this we need to...

    Closed 13 October 2025

  • Workforce deployment software survey - 2025

    This annual survey assesses the extent to which e-rostering and e-job planning is implemented nationally, and collects data from all NHS trusts on their Levels of Attainment (LOA) for e-rostering and e-job planning across all different professional (clinical workforce) staff groups. For the...

    Closed 30 September 2025