NHS education funding agreement 2024/27: A consultation

Overview

In accordance with the Care Act 2014, NHS England is responsible for the leadership of all healthcare education and training for those employed by the NHS and for those seeking NHS employment. NHS England also has statutory obligations for the quality of the services delivered for which it funds for the safety and protection of learners and service users.

The NHS education funding agreement is the formal mechanism for the relationship between NHS England and providers. The 2024-27 NHS education funding agreement will replace the current 2021-24 NHS education contract ending on 31 March 2024.

The funding agreement supports the education and training of future workforce activities listed as part of the annually published Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) education and training guide and NHS England education funding guide.

NHS England has now published, for consultation, the draft NHS Education Funding Agreement - see all the consultation documents below.

The consultation document describes the material changes and updates NHS England are proposing to make. NHS England welcome comments from all stakeholders on the proposals, along with any other suggestions for improvement.

The consultation paper and the draft funding agreement are available below. We strongly recommend that you read these documents before responding to this consultation.

For each required question, please indicate whether

a) your organisation supports the proposal (yes),
b) your organisation does not support the proposal (no), or
c) the proposal is not applicable to your organisation (not applicable), and add comments where relevant.

Consultation document

NHS education funding agreement 2024-27: A consultation – proposed changes to the NHS education funding agreement for 2024 – 2027 - easy read

• NHS education funding agreement 2024-27 main body terms
• Schedule 1 - Services
• Schedule 2 - Funding
• Schedule 3 - Quality and contract performance
• Schedule 4A - Undergraduate dental education tri-partite agreement
• Schedule 4B - Undergraduate medical education tri-partite agreement
• Schedule 5 - Data sharing agreement
• Schedule 6 - Change control notice template
• Schedule 7 - Secondment agreement

Published templates:

• Standard placement agreement
• Tri-partite agreement