Change in NHS hospital staff, by staff group, since April 2019

A line chart from the Institute for Government showing Change in NHS hospital staff, by staff group, since April 2019. Both clinical and non-clinical staff numbers have grown steadily, with increases of around 28% and 23% respectively by mid-2025. Clinical staffing grew more rapidly from 2023 onwards, overtaking non-clinical roles in August 2024.

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Source: Institute for Government analysis of NHS Digital, ‘NHS workforce statistics, Doctors by grade and specialty’, January 2025.Notes: This shows England only. This is in terms of FTE. Clinical staff includes doctors, nurses, midwives, ambulance staff, and scientific, therapeutic & technical staff.Get the dataEmbed Download image