The number of doctors, nurses, consultants, and midwives there were in each year since 1998 is shown in the following table.
The numbers of national health service dentists in England, as at 31 March, 1997 to 2006 are available in Table 4 of the ‘NHS Dental Activity and Workforce Report England: 31 March 2006’. This information is based on the old contractual arrangements, which were in place up to and including 31 March 2006. This measure counted the number of NHS dentists recorded on primary care trust (PCT) lists as at 31 March each year. This report, published on 23 August 2006, has already been placed in the Library and is available on-line at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/dwfactivity.
The numbers of dentists in England with NHS activity during the years ending 31 March 2007 and 2008 are available in Table 32 of the ‘NHS Dental Statistics for England: 2007-08’ report. This information is based on the new dental contractual arrangements, introduced on 1 April 2006. Following a recent consultation exercise, this measure is based on a revised methodology and therefore supersedes previously published workforce figures relating to the new dental contractual arrangements. It is not comparable to the information collected under the old contractual arrangements. This revised methodology counted the number of dental performers with NHS activity recorded via FP17 claim forms in each year ending 31 March. This report, published on 21 August 2008, has already been placed in the Library and is available on-line at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/dental0708.
Further work is planned over the next 12 months to determine whether the new definition used under the new dental contractual arrangements can be applied to the years under the old contractual arrangements to produce a consistent time series.
Both reports have been published by the NHS Information Centre for health and social care.
Headcount At 30 September 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 All doctors (excl retainers) 91,837 93,981 96,319 99,169 103,350 108,993 117,036 122,345 125,612 127,645 Of which consultants (including directors of public health) 22,324 23,321 24,401 25,782 27,070 28,750 30,650 31,993 32,874 33,674 Total qualified nursing staff 323,457 329,637 335,952 350,381 367,520 386,359 397,515 404,161 398,335 399,597 Of which registered midwife 22,793 22,776 22,548 23,027 23,208 23,922 24,822 24,784 24,430 25,069
The number of doctors, nurses and general practitioners is shown in the table.
The majority of national health service dentists are self-employed.
The number of NHS dentists, as at 31 March, 1997 to 2006 is available in Annex E of the “NHS Dental Activity and Workforce Report England: 31 March 2006”. Information is available by primary care trust (PCT) and strategic health authority (SHA). Equivalent information by constituency is available in Annex G of this report.
This measure counted the number of NHS dentists recorded on PCT lists as at 31 March each year. This report, published on 23 August 2006, has already been placed in the Library and is also on the NHS Information Centre website at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/dwfactivity.
The numbers of dentists with NHS activity during the years ending 31 March, 2007 and 2008 are available in Table G1 of Annex 3 of the “NHS Dental Statistics for England: 2007-08” report. Information is available by PCT and SHA. Information by constituency is not available.
This measure is based on a revised methodology and is not comparable to the information collected under the old contractual arrangements. This measure counted the number of dental performers with NHS activity recorded via FP17 claim forms in each year ending 31 March. This report, published on 21 August 2008, has already been placed in the Library and is also on the NHS Information Centre website at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/dental0708.
Both reports have been published by the NHS Information Centre for health and social care.
Headcount 19971 1998 1999 2000 2001 20022 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 England 300,467 304,563 310,142 316,752 330,535 346,537 364,692 375,371 381,257 374,538 376,737 of which North east strategic health authority area 17,791 18,079 18,870 19,125 20,035 20,473 20,991 22,065 22,291 22,220 22,296 of which Total specified organisations 2,036 2,055 2,078 2,087 2,142 1,738 1,778 1,878 1,924 1,840 1,851 South Tyneside PCT — — — — — 180 185 251 241 235 253 South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust 905 854 899 891 916 615 624 625 639 612 550 Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust 1,131 1,201 1,179 1,196 1,226 943 969 1,002 1,044 993 1,048 Notes: 1 In 1997 Gateshead Hospitals NHS Trust and Gateshead Healthcare NHS Trust merged to form Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. 1997 figures are an aggregate of these two predecessor organisations. 2 In 2002 Mental Health Services from South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust and Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust migrated to form part of Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland Mental Health NHS Trust. Source: The NHS Information Centre for health and social care Non-Medical Workforce census
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 England 60,230 62,140 63,994 66,067 68,484 72,168 76,400 82,951 87,043 90,243 91,790 North East SHA 3,548 3,542 3,749 3,953 4,053 4,178 4,330 4,699 4,764 4,942 5,145 of which RR7 Gateshead Health NHS Trust 1— 206 199 210 209 208 235 248 267 264 283 RM7 Gateshead Healthcare NHS Trust 31 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— RE2 Gateshead Hospitals NHS Trust 148 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— RE9 South Tyneside Health Care NHS Trust 141 131 157 176 242 218 220 231 137 145 163 5KG South Tyneside PCT 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 13 10 10 9 9 9 1 Excludes medical hospital practitioners and medical clinical assistants, most of whom are GPs working part time in hospitals. 2 Data as at 30 September each year. 1 Denotes data not available. Source: The NHS Information Centre for health and social care Medical & Dental Workforce census
Numbers (headcount) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 England 29,389 29,697 29,987 30,252 30,685 31,182 32,593 34,085 35,302 35,369 35,855 North East 1,485 1,506 1,520 1,536 1,603 1,645 1,741 1,825 1,873 1,995 1,945 5KG South Tyneside PCT 1— 1— 1— 1— 87 87 91 93 104 108 105 1 Denotes data not applicable. Notes: 1. Data as at 1 October 1997-1999, 30 September 2000 to 2007. 2. Prior to 2006 figures for the north east were arrived at by combining County Durham and Tees Valley SHA and Northumberland Tyne and Wear SHA. From 2006 onwards north east SHA has been used. Source: The NHS Information Centre for health and social care General and Personal Medical Services Statistics