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<p>NHS Digital provides workforce statistics and the following tables show the number
of Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) full time equivalent (FTE) doctors
and qualified nurses and health visitors as at 30 September for each specified year.</p><p>
</p><p>National Health Service HCHS doctors in England, as at 30 September in each
year, 2007 to 2017 FTE</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>HCHS Doctors
(FTE)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2007</p></td><td><p>87,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2008</p></td><td><p>91,586</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2009</p></td><td><p>95,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2010</p></td><td><p>97,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>98,389</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2012</p></td><td><p>99,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>101,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2014</p></td><td><p>103,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>104,498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2016</p></td><td><p>106,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>109,002</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>S</em><em>ource: </em>NHS Digital NHS monthly
workforce statistics</p><p>NHS HCHS: Qualified nurses and health visitors in NHS trusts
and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England as at 30 September of each year,
2007 to 2017, FTE</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Qualified nurses
and health visitors (FTE)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2007</p></td><td><p>275,211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2008</p></td><td><p>281,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2009</p></td><td><p>278,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2010</p></td><td><p>279,883</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>277,047</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2012</p></td><td><p>271,407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>274,627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2014</p></td><td><p>278,981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p>281,474</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2016</p></td><td><p>284,288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>283,853</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:
</em>NHS Digital monthly workforce statistics</p><p>Due to the change in methodology
figures for 2007 and 2008 are not directly comparable to figures from September 2009
onwards. Figures for 2007 and 2008 also include support organisations and central
bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The figures provided are for permanent staff employed in the
NHS trusts and CCGs in England.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to determine if treatment
was provided by a doctor or a nurse as the information is not collected in the format
requested.</p>
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