To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many junior doctors were employed by the NHS in (a) West Yorkshire and (b) England in each of the last five years.
Answered on
21 June 2016
The information is shown in the following table:
Doctors in Training as at 30 September between 2011 and 2015 in England and Yorkshire and Humber
Year | England | Yorkshire and Humber |
2011 | 50,059 | 5,124 |
2012 | 50,318 | 5,024 |
2013 | 51,013 | 4,994 |
2014 | 51,686 | 4,944 |
2015 | 51,308 | 4,895 |
Source: NHS Workforce Statistics, February 2016, published by Health and Social Care Information Centre
Notes:
- The figures include Specialty Registrars, Core Medical Training, Core Dental Training, Foundation Doctor Years 1 and 2.
- Figures are published in Health Education England regions. Yorkshire and Humber region includes figures for West Yorkshire.
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