Number of nurses working with people with learning disabilities and difficulties in the NHS Hospitals and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of nurses
2023
3,064
2022
3,068
2021
3,106
2020
3,239
2019
3,250
2018
3,282
2017
3,353
2016
3,522
2015
3,646
2014
3,775
2013
4,000
2012
4,288
2011
4,594
2010
5,083
2009
5,519
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From 2009 to 2023, the number of nurses that work with people with learning disabilities and difficulties in the National Health Service (NHS) Hospitals and Community Health Services (HCHS) decreased in England. As of November 2023, just over three thousand nurses work with people with learning disabilities and difficulties.
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NHS. (February 28, 2024). Number of nurses working with people with learning disabilities and difficulties in the NHS Hospitals and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/679555/number-of-learning-disabilities-nurses-in-nhs-workforce-england/
NHS. "Number of nurses working with people with learning disabilities and difficulties in the NHS Hospitals and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023." Chart. February 28, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/679555/number-of-learning-disabilities-nurses-in-nhs-workforce-england/
NHS. (2024). Number of nurses working with people with learning disabilities and difficulties in the NHS Hospitals and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/679555/number-of-learning-disabilities-nurses-in-nhs-workforce-england/
NHS. "Number of Nurses Working with People with Learning Disabilities and Difficulties in The Nhs Hospitals and Community Health Service (Hchs) Workforce in England from 2009 to 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Feb 2024, /statistics/679555/number-of-learning-disabilities-nurses-in-nhs-workforce-england/
NHS, Number of nurses working with people with learning disabilities and difficulties in the NHS Hospitals and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/679555/number-of-learning-disabilities-nurses-in-nhs-workforce-england/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Number of nurses working with people with learning disabilities and difficulties in the NHS Hospitals and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England from 2009 to 2023 [Graph], NHS, February 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/679555/number-of-learning-disabilities-nurses-in-nhs-workforce-england/
