ESR Release Schedule - ESR Hub

These changes have been allocated to the specified release on the basis of successful design, build, and test.  Final detail of release content will be published in the relevant Release Notice and Guide to Enhancements which will be available in the Notifications section of the ESR Hub.

Release 64.2 - April 2025

• Reference to opt out of printed payslips - references in employee self service and professional forms will be removed.
• Update to apprenticeship list of values.
• Extension of leavers dashboard for any leaver due to receive a P11d.

Release 65 - June 2025

• National Workforce Dataset - update to version 3.6.
• Notification changes for Physician and Anaesthesia Associates - notifications will be sent to a new role holder rather than the Medical Staffing role holder.
• Change to Total Rewards Statement - statements will be amended to enable view of alternative scheme benefits for those who are eligible under the McCloud remedy.
• Socio-economic background recording - a new national portlet for the MyESR dashboard will be available to enable employees to record responses to the socio-economic background questions.

The process for requesting enhancements to ESR is described in the National Special Interest Groups and ESR Solution document.  

National Special Interest Groups and ESR Solution Development

The benefits statement template below should be completed and returned following request from the NHS ESR Development Team through the ESR Service Desk.

Benefits statement template

There is a different process for requesting a new national competence or a new national supplementary role.  The forms below describe the process.

Form to request new national supplementary role

Form to request new national competence