Net change in NHS hospital doctors in the previous 12 months, by nationality, March 2020 to June 2025

A line chart from the Institute for Government showing Net change in NHS hospital doctors in the previous 12 months, by nationality, March 2020 to June 2025. The total number of hospital doctors rose by around 8,000 over the past year. Growth among UK nationals has increased since 2023. The contribution from EEA doctors remained minimal throughout.

(Please use a modern browser to see the interactive version of this visualization)

Source: Institute for Government analysis of NHS Digital, ‘NHS workforce statistics – turnover tables’ ('Turnover, age & nationality' table), June 2025.Notes: Figures aren’t available before March 2020. Figures relate to England.Get the dataEmbed Download image

creative commons