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Written question asked by Richard Graham (Conservative) on Friday, 20 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 July 2018. It was answered by Steve Barclay (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

NHS: Migrant Workers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many foreign nationals from (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries are employed by Gloucestershire’s NHS Trusts.

Answer

NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics and the following table shows all staff employed in Gloucestershire’s National Health Service trusts by nationality, as at 31 March 2018, headcount.

Headcount

All nationalities

10,129

of which:

United Kingdom

6,031

European Union (excluding UK)

284

European Economic Area

2

Rest of the World

285

Unknown

3,529

Source: NHS HCHS monthly workforce statistics, NHS Digital

There are over 3,500 unknown NHS staff records in Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust and Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with people choosing not to specify their nationality or not asked to. Nationality is self-reported and may be a reflection of cultural heritage rather than country of birth.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
166488
Session
2017-19
Subjects
NHS NHS trusts Staff Migrant workers Gloucestershire
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk