Written question asked by Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 12 December 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 December 2024. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 January 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Nurses

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government how many registered nurses were employed by the NHS in each year from 2013 to 2023.

Answer

The following table shows the number of full time equivalent (FTE) registered nurses, including health visitors, employed across National Health Service trusts and other core organisations in England, each year from September 2013 to September 2023:

Date	FTE nurses and health visitors
September 2013	274,627
September 2014	278,981
September 2015	281,474
September 2016	284,288
September 2017	283,853
September 2018	285,674
September 2019	291,533
September 2020	304,490
September 2021	313,836
September 2022	322,701
September 2023	341,015

Source: Hospital and Community Health Service Workforce Statistics, NHS England.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL3469
Session: 2024-26
Subjects: Nurses
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

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