NHS Annual Leave & Bank Holiday Hours Calculator 2026/27
Instantly convert your NHS annual leave and public holiday entitlement into total HealthRoster hours and 7.5h, 11.5h, or 12h shift equivalents for full-time or part-time pro-rata contracts across 0–5 years, 5–10 years, and 10+ years of reckonable NHS service.
Your NHS Contract & Shifts
Agenda for Change Section 13 entitlement
Total Combined Hours
262.5 hrs
Incl. 60h Bank Holiday allowance
Core Annual Leave
202.5 hrs
(27 standard 7.5h days)
Bank Holiday Hours
60 hrs
Pro-rata for 8 public holidays
22 Full Shifts + 9.5 hrs
Exact equivalent: 22.83 shifts of 11.5h
35 Days
27 AL days + 8 BH days
Your NHS Leave Progression Table (at 37.5 hrs/week)
How your entitlement grows with reckonable NHS service (including 8 pro-rata bank holidays)
| NHS Service Tier | Core Leave | Bank Holidays | Combined Hours | In 11.5h Shifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 – 5 YearsSelected | 202.5 hrs | 60 hrs | 262.5 hrs | 22.8 shifts |
| 5 – 10 Years | 217.5 hrs | 60 hrs | 277.5 hrs | 24.1 shifts |
| 10+ Years | 247.5 hrs | 60 hrs | 307.5 hrs | 26.7 shifts |
Why NHS HealthRoster Calculates Annual Leave & Bank Holidays in Hours:
Under Agenda for Change Section 13, all part-time staff and staff working compressed or long shifts (such as 11.5-hour or 12.5-hour ward shifts) have their annual leave and bank holidays converted into a single combined pot of hours. Whenever you book a shift off—or when your rostered shift falls on a Bank Holiday—HealthRoster deducts the exact paid hours of that shift (11.5 hrs) from your 262.5-hour annual balance.
NHS Annual Leave & Bank Holiday Pro-Rata Hours Chart (2026/27)
Official Agenda for Change Section 13 hourly leave entitlements including 8 UK Public / Bank Holidays (England & Wales).
| Weekly Hours (FTE) | Bank Holiday Hours (8d) | 0–5 Yrs Total (27d + 8 BH) | 5–10 Yrs Total (29d + 8 BH) | 10+ Yrs Total (33d + 8 BH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.5 hrs/wk (100% FTE) | 60 hrs | 262.5 hrs (22.8 × 11.5h) | 277.5 hrs (24.1 × 11.5h) | 307.5 hrs (26.7 × 11.5h) |
| 34.5 hrs/wk (92% FTE) | 55.2 hrs | 241.5 hrs (21.0 × 11.5h) | 255.3 hrs (22.2 × 11.5h) | 282.9 hrs (24.6 × 11.5h) |
| 30 hrs/wk (80% FTE) | 48 hrs | 210 hrs (18.3 × 11.5h) | 222 hrs (19.3 × 11.5h) | 246 hrs (21.4 × 11.5h) |
| 23 hrs/wk (61% FTE) | 36.8 hrs | 161 hrs (14.0 × 11.5h) | 170.2 hrs (14.8 × 11.5h) | 188.6 hrs (16.4 × 11.5h) |
| 22.5 hrs/wk (60% FTE) | 36 hrs | 157.5 hrs (13.7 × 11.5h) | 166.5 hrs (14.5 × 11.5h) | 184.5 hrs (16.0 × 11.5h) |
| 18.75 hrs/wk (50% FTE) | 30 hrs | 131.3 hrs (11.4 × 11.5h) | 138.8 hrs (12.1 × 11.5h) | 153.8 hrs (13.4 × 11.5h) |
| 15 hrs/wk (40% FTE) | 24 hrs | 105 hrs (9.1 × 11.5h) | 111 hrs (9.7 × 11.5h) | 123 hrs (10.7 × 11.5h) |
Frequently Asked Questions: NHS Annual Leave & Bank Holidays
1. Does previous NHS service count towards the 5-year and 10-year annual leave tiers?
Yes. Under Agenda for Change Section 12 and Section 13, all reckonable aggregated NHS service (including previous permanent or fixed-term contracts across any NHS Trust in England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland, even if there was a break in service) counts toward reaching the 5-year (29 days) and 10-year (33 days) annual leave milestones.
2. Why do part-time nurses and ward staff have bank holidays deducted when a bank holiday falls on their working day?
To ensure strict legal parity between staff who work Mondays (when most bank holidays fall) and staff who do not, NHS Trusts add a pro-rata Bank Holiday hours allowance to everyone's annual leave pot at the start of the leave year (April 1st). If your normal working day falls on a Bank Holiday and your department is closed—or you book that Bank Holiday off—those shift hours are deducted from your combined hours balance.
3. Can I carry over unused NHS annual leave into the next leave year?
Most NHS Trusts allow up to 5 days (37.5 hours pro-rata) of unused annual leave to be carried over with line manager approval, or up to 20 days if you were prevented from taking annual leave due to long-term sickness or statutory maternity/adoption leave.
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