The NHS workforce in numbers : facts on staffing and staff shortages in England.
by Rolewicz, Lucina; Palmer, Billy; Lobont, Cyril.Nuffield Trust.
Series: Explainer ; 12/10/2022.Publisher: Nuffield Trust London : 2022.General Note: This Explainer was first published 8 May 2019..Summary: The NHS in England employs 1.5 million people, with employee costs accounting for around two-thirds of NHS providers’ expenditure1. The NHS is the country’s biggest employer and one of the largest employers globally. Despite the huge scale of its labour force, it is increasingly apparent that the NHS doesn’t have enough staff to meet demand. Here we lay out the facts – in so far as the existing data allow – on size and structure of the current NHS workforce. We highlight the extent of current shortages and their effect, and outline some of the workforce pressures that lie ahead..Subject(s): workforce | NHS | England | staff shortage | health professionals | overseas staff | future trends | statistical dataDigital copyAvailability: Online access List(s) this item appears in: NHS workforce in England [September 2023] | Introduction to the NHS in England [February 2023]
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This Explainer was first published 8 May 2019.
The NHS in England employs 1.5 million people, with employee costs accounting for around two-thirds of NHS providers’ expenditure1. The NHS is the country’s biggest employer and one of the largest employers globally. Despite the huge scale of its labour force, it is increasingly apparent that the NHS doesn’t have enough staff to meet demand. Here we lay out the facts – in so far as the existing data allow – on size and structure of the current NHS workforce. We highlight the extent of current shortages and their effect, and outline some of the workforce pressures that lie ahead.
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