To ask His Majesty's Government how many registered nurses were employed by the NHS in each year from 2013 to 2023.
Answered on
7 January 2025
The following table shows the number of full time equivalent (FTE) registered nurses, including health visitors, employed across National Health Service trusts and other core organisations in England, each year from September 2013 to September 2023:
Date | FTE nurses and health visitors |
September 2013 | 274,627 |
September 2014 | 278,981 |
September 2015 | 281,474 |
September 2016 | 284,288 |
September 2017 | 283,853 |
September 2018 | 285,674 |
September 2019 | 291,533 |
September 2020 | 304,490 |
September 2021 | 313,836 |
September 2022 | 322,701 |
September 2023 | 341,015 |
Source: Hospital and Community Health Service Workforce Statistics, NHS England.