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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Friday, 3 September 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 September 2010. It was answered by Simon Burns (Conservative) on Monday, 13 September 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.


NHS: Manpower

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) individuals and (b) full-time equivalents were employed in the NHS in each year since 2006.
Answer

The annual national health service work force census shows the number of staff working in the NHS as at 30 September each year. The following table shows the number of headcount and full-time equivalent staff employed in the NHS for 2006-09.

NHS staff 2006-09, England, as at 30 September each year
2006 2007 2008 2009
Headcount total 1,338,779 1,331,109 1,368,693 1,431,996
Full-time equivalent total 1,095,427 1,089,436 1,125,131 1,177,056
Source:
The NHS Information Centre.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13957; 515 c781W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
NHS Staff
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk