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Written question asked by Lord Radice (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 May 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 June 2016. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 June 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


NHS: Staff

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people were employed in the NHS in England last year; how many (1) left, and (2) joined, the NHS in that period, and of those who (1) left, and (2) joined, how many were not UK citizens.

Answer

Annual data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) shows that in September 2015, there were 1,151,138 people employed in the National Health Service in England. In the period between September 2014 and September 2015 there were 136,168 leavers and 155,326 joiners.

Information on how many leavers and joiners were not United Kingdom citizens is not held centrally.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL321
Session
2016-17
Subjects
NHS Staff Migrant workers Labour turnover
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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