From 2009 to 2023, the number of support staff for doctors, nurses, and midwives in England's National Health Service (NHS) increased, reaching roughly 299 thousand full-time equivalent employees as of November 2023. This statistic shows the total number of support doctors, nurses and midwives in the NHS Hospitals and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023.
Total number of support staff for doctors, nurses, and midwives in the NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023
Full-time equivalents as of November of each year.
Supplementary notes
Support to doctor, nurses and midwives includes nursing, health visiting and midwifery learners; nursing support staff; clerical and administrative; estates (maintenance and works).
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NHS Digital. (February 28, 2024). Total number of support staff for doctors, nurses, and midwives in the NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/679602/number-of-support-staff-in-nhs-workforce-england/
NHS Digital. "Total number of support staff for doctors, nurses, and midwives in the NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023." Chart. February 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679602/number-of-support-staff-in-nhs-workforce-england/
NHS Digital. (2024). Total number of support staff for doctors, nurses, and midwives in the NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679602/number-of-support-staff-in-nhs-workforce-england/
NHS Digital. "Total Number of Support Staff for Doctors, Nurses, and Midwives in The Nhs Hospital and Community Health Service (Hchs) Workforce in England from 2009 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679602/number-of-support-staff-in-nhs-workforce-england/
NHS Digital, Total number of support staff for doctors, nurses, and midwives in the NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679602/number-of-support-staff-in-nhs-workforce-england/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Total number of support staff for doctors, nurses, and midwives in the NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023 [Graph], NHS Digital, February 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/679602/number-of-support-staff-in-nhs-workforce-england/
