This statistic displays the number of full time nurses in the NHS in England from 2004 to 2022. The number of nurses employed in the NHS fluctuated over the provided time period, peaking in 2010 at 316,8 thousand. There were approximately 321 thousand nurses in 2022.
Annual number of National Health Service nurses employed in England from 2004 to 2022
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NHS Digital. (May 29, 2024). Annual number of National Health Service nurses employed in England from 2004 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/488919/england-nhs-nurse-employed/
NHS Digital. "Annual number of National Health Service nurses employed in England from 2004 to 2022." Chart. May 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488919/england-nhs-nurse-employed/
NHS Digital. (2024). Annual number of National Health Service nurses employed in England from 2004 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488919/england-nhs-nurse-employed/
NHS Digital. "Annual Number of National Health Service Nurses Employed in England from 2004 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488919/england-nhs-nurse-employed/
NHS Digital, Annual number of National Health Service nurses employed in England from 2004 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488919/england-nhs-nurse-employed/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Annual number of National Health Service nurses employed in England from 2004 to 2022 [Graph], NHS Digital, May 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/488919/england-nhs-nurse-employed/