The following table gives a breakdown by gender for qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff from 2006.
At 30 September each year Total Unknown gender Male Female Male Female Male Female 2006 374,538 21,354 176 22,937 176 11,507 37,890 280,498 2007 376,737 35,978 113 23,415 139 11,140 36,787 269,165