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Publication, Part of

NHS Workforce Statistics - September 2023 (Including selected provisional statistics for October 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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Data Summary

Tables containing the data are published in Excel or CSV formats on our 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:
  1. NHS England regions – time series (all months)
  2. Integrated Care System areas - time series (specified months)
  3. Organisation – time series (specified months)

Additional data tables are produced quarterly including:

  • Job Role and Area of Work
  • Nationality
  • Equality and Diversity characteristics
  • Mental Health workforce
  • Turnover from the NHS by staff group and NHS England region
  • Reasons for leaving
  • Summary data for staff in NHS Support Organisations and Central Bodies

 

 

 



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