| Characteristic | Number of employees |
|---|---|
| Total | 1,343,208 |
| HCHS doctors | 140,653 |
| Consultant | 56,606 |
| Associate Specialist | 2,454 |
| Specialty Doctor | 8,911 |
| Staff Grade | 342 |
| Specialty Registrar | 34,495 |
| Core Training | 21,873 |
| Foundation Doctor Year 2 | 6,894 |
| Foundation Doctor Year 1 | 7,625 |
| Hospital Practitioner / Clinical Assistant | 630 |
| Other and Local HCHS Doctor Grades | 824 |
| Nurses & health visitors | 23,631 |
| Midwives | 23,631 |
| Ambulance staff | 19,775 |
| Scientific, therapeutic & technical staff | 171,021 |
| Support to doctors, nurses & midwives | 301,671 |
| Support to ambulance staff | 26,869 |
| Support to ST&T staff | 85,510 |
| NHS infrastructure support | 219,590 |
| Central functions* | 113,438 |
| Hotel, property & estates* | 66,315 |
| Senior managers* | 13,577 |
| Managers* | 26,261 |
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May 2024
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Europe, United Kingdom (England)
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February 2024
Supplementary notes
HCHS doctors include: Consultant, Associate Specialist, Specialty Doctor, Staff Grade, Specialty Registrar, Core Training, Foundation Doctor Year 2, Foundation Doctor Year 1, Hospital Practitioner / Clinical Assistant, and Other and Local HCHS Doctor Grades.
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) refers to the proportion of full time contracted hours that the post holder is contracted to work. 1 would indicate they work a full set of hours, 0.5 that they worked half time.
These data relate to the HCHS workforce directly employed in NHS Trusts and other core organizations who are paid.
* Part of NHS infrastructure support
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