Publication, Part of NHS workforce statistics
NHS Workforce Statistics - October 2023 (Including selected provisional statistics for November 2023)
Official statistics
Public consultation into use of these statistics
The Health and Social Care Statistics Leadership Forum have commissioned a joint public consultation of health and social care statistical outputs produced by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Office for National Statistics (ONS), United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) and NHS England (NHSE).
The statistics in this publication are part of this consultation and we would invite all users to respond to help us understand how the data are used and ways in which they could be improved. The consultation can be accessed on the following link Health and social care statistical outputs published by DHSC (including OHID), NHSBSA, UKHSA, ONS and NHS England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and is open until 5th March 2024. The statistics in this publication can be found within the Workforce and Estates section of the consultation.
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Introduction
The data within these reports relates to monthly HCHS workforce statistics for staff in NHS Trusts and other core organisations in England recorded on the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR). ESR is a payroll and human resources system which, since April 2008, contains staff records for all NHS employed staff in England. Statistics from this data source are only available for September 2009 onwards.
The following NHS staff groups are not included on the ESR system:
- GPs, GP Practice staff and other primary care providers such as dentists and opticians.
The changing nature of organisations that provide NHS services may impact on the overall totals as providers external to the NHS are excluded from the figures.
These data are published monthly, and every 3 months further detailed statistics providing extra granularity across staff groups and work areas are included. These more detailed data are also available on request in the months they are not placed on the website. It includes specific topic areas or service priority areas to investigate the data and associated data quality issues at a detailed level. We welcome comments and suggestions for special topics of interest from users of workforce information.
Recent responses to requests for additional analysis
Every month NHS England produces a range of additional work for customers that may be of interest to other users of NHS workforce statistics. These are available on the Supplementary information webpage which is continually updated.
Revisions and Issues
As expected with monthly statistics, some figures may be revised as issues are uncovered and resolved. Details of revisions and issues are included in the Data Quality Annex which accompanies this publication.
Further Information
If you are interested in statistics that are not contained within our publications or wish to discuss any related matters please contact us with your requests, comments and suggestions via:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 0300 303 5678
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