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NHS England: Staff

Asked by Steve BarclayConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 24 November 2025UIN 82311

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) headcount and (b) FTE staff were employed by NHS England on (a) 4 July 2024 and (b) 14 October 2025.

Answered by Karin Smyth

As of June 2024, the headcount for NHS England was 15,803, and the full-time equivalent staff employed was 14,327.6. These figures are published and available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dhsc-workforce-management-information.

We are still finalising figures for October, and this will be published in due course.

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