The number of national health service doctors, nurses, general practitioners (GPs) and dentists is given in the following table. The numbers quoted cover England only. Copies of the “NHS Dental Statistics for England: 2008-09” Report and Annex have been placed in the Library.
Headcount 2007 2008 All GPs1 Hospital and community health care staff (HCHS) doctors and dentists2 Qualified nursing staff3 Number of dentists 2007-08 All GPs1 (HCHS) doctors and dentists2 Qualified nursing staff3 Number of dentists 2008-09 England 36,420 91,790 399,597 20,815 37,720 95,942 408,160 21,343 Of which North East Strategic Health Authority area 1,974 5,145 23,419 1,049 2,009 5,367 24,036 1,108 Of which Gateshead Health NHS Trust — 288 1,048 — — 309 1,095 — South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust — 163 550 — — 173 540 — South Tyneside Primary Care Trust 107 9 307 94 109 8 297 104 Notes: 1 All GPs include GP providers, other GPs, GP registrars and GP retainers. 2 Excludes hospital practitioners and clinical assistants in headcount, most of these also work as a GP. 3 Includes all HCHS qualified nursing and midwifery staff and GP practice nurses. Source: The NHS Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census. All rights reserved. This work remains the sole and exclusive property of The Information Centre and may only be reproduced where there is explicit reference to the ownership of The Information Centre.