NHS Workforce Statistics - October 2020

Official statistics

Publication Date:: 28 Jan 2021
Geographic Coverage:: England
Geographical Granularity:: Ambulance Trusts, Care Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Hospital and Community Health Services, Hospital Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, NHS Trusts, Regions
Date Range:: 30 Sep 2009 to 31 Oct 2020

Data Summary

Tables containing the data are published in Excel or CSV formats on the NHS Digital website and include the following on a monthly basis:

Excel tables

National level tables of headcount (HC) and FTE by major staff groups – time series
Region and organisation staff numbers (HC and FTE), including medical grades and staff groups – latest month only
Total staff (HC and FTE) by organisation – time series
Staff groups (FTE) by care setting and level – time series
Doctors (FTE) by grade and specialty – time series
Organisation turnover benchmarking tools (HC and FTE) – time series
National level tables (FTE & Headcount) of main staff groups and FTE Nurses in HCHS and GP settings – Provisional

CSV files

Medical staff (FTE) by grade, specialty and organisation – latest month only
NHS staff (excluding medical) (FTE) by staff group, care setting, level and organisation – latest month only
Staff groups (HC and FTE) by:

The following data are produced quarterly:

Reasons for leaving (all staff)
Additional quarterly data for staff in NHS trusts, CCGs, and support organisations, including data by:

Last edited: 24 May 2021 10:21 am