NHS Education Funding Agreement 2027-2030: 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 (EFA) is the formal mechanism for the relationship between NHS England and providers. The 2027-30 NHS education funding agreement will replace the current 2024-27 NHS education funding agreement ending on 31 March 2027.

The EFA  supports the education and training of future workforce activities listed as part of the annually published Department of Health and Social Care Education and training tariff guidance and the NHS Education funding guidance.

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:

• Yes – your organisation supports the proposal
• No – your organisation does not support the proposal
• Not applicable – the proposal is not applicable to your organisation

Please provide additional comments, where relevant, to explain your response, particularly where you have answered ‘No’.

Consultation documents

• NHS education funding agreement 2027-30: A consultation – proposed changes to the NHS education funding agreement for 2027-30 - accessible content
• NHS education funding agreement 2027-30 main body terms
• Schedule 1 - Provider 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:

• Letter of coordination
• Standard placement agreement
• Tri-partite agreement