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Health Professions: Retirement

Asked by Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 6 June 2025UIN 54560

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS (a) nurses and (b) doctors are expected to (i) leave and (ii) retire in the next year.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold estimates of the number of nurses and doctors expected to leave the National Health Service or retire in the next year.

The Government is committed to making the NHS the best place to work, to ensure we retain more of our skilled and dedicated staff. NHS England is leading work nationally through its retention programme to drive a consistent, system-wide approach to staff retention across NHS trusts. This ensures trusts have access to proven retention strategies, data-driven monitoring, and can foster a more stable, engaged, productive, and supported workforce.

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