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Written question asked by Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 February 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 February 2023. It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 March 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust: Doctors and Nurses

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses were recruited by the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in each of the last five years.

Answer

The information is not available in the format requested. The following table shows the headcount of doctors and nurses and health visitors that joined active service at the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust for the last two years.

October 2020 to 2021

October 2021 to 2022

Doctors (excluding junior doctors)

65

48

Nurses and health visitors

420

326

Source: NHS England Workforce Statistics 2022

This data includes people returning to active service, such as those returning from maternity leave or career breaks. It is the count of staff who were active in the trust at the end of the period who were not active at the start of the period. Due to the merger of Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in 2020 data can only be given for the last two annual periods. Junior doctors are excluded from the table above as it is common for junior doctors to move between NHS bodies on placements/rotations as part of their training and development. The figures will not include staff joining doctor or nursing grades from other positions within the organisation.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
149412
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Doctors Recruitment Nurses Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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