As of February 2024, the National Health Service (NHS) in England employed a total of 1.34 million staff members on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis, including 140 thousand HCHS doctors. This is less than the number of NHS staff on a headcount basis, as not all employees work full-time. This makes the NHS the largest employer in England. This statistic shows the number of staff on a FTE basis in the NHS Hospitals and Community Health Services (HCHS) in England as of February 2024, by staff group.
Number of staff on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis in NHS Hospitals and Community Health Service (HCHS) in England as of February 2024, by staff group
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.
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NHS. (May 29, 2024). Number of staff on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis in NHS Hospitals and Community Health Service (HCHS) in England as of February 2024, by staff group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422255/number-of-nhs-hchs-workforce-by-staff-group-england/?session=2c1ed5084b40b1a527d02158745a0b8e
NHS. "Number of staff on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis in NHS Hospitals and Community Health Service (HCHS) in England as of February 2024, by staff group." Chart. May 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422255/number-of-nhs-hchs-workforce-by-staff-group-england/?session=2c1ed5084b40b1a527d02158745a0b8e
NHS. (2024). Number of staff on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis in NHS Hospitals and Community Health Service (HCHS) in England as of February 2024, by staff group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422255/number-of-nhs-hchs-workforce-by-staff-group-england/?session=2c1ed5084b40b1a527d02158745a0b8e
NHS. "Number of Staff on a Full-time Equivalent (Fte) Basis in Nhs Hospitals and Community Health Service (Hchs) in England as of February 2024, by Staff Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422255/number-of-nhs-hchs-workforce-by-staff-group-england/?session=2c1ed5084b40b1a527d02158745a0b8e
NHS, Number of staff on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis in NHS Hospitals and Community Health Service (HCHS) in England as of February 2024, by staff group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422255/number-of-nhs-hchs-workforce-by-staff-group-england/?session=2c1ed5084b40b1a527d02158745a0b8e (last visited July 03, 2024)
Number of staff on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis in NHS Hospitals and Community Health Service (HCHS) in England as of February 2024, by staff group [Graph], NHS, May 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422255/number-of-nhs-hchs-workforce-by-staff-group-england/?session=2c1ed5084b40b1a527d02158745a0b8e
