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<p>We are able to offer figures by area, and not by practice. The data do not count
individuals according to whether they are full-time or part-time workers. We are able
to offer total numbers by full-time equivalent (FTE), where one FTE is equal to 37.5
hours per week, and by head count.</p><p>The attached document details the number
of full-time equivalents and head count figures for:</p><p>- General practitioners
(excluding locums);</p><p>- Nurses; and</p><p>- Direct patient care staff.</p><p>The
totals cover the following areas:</p><p>- NHS England Durham, Darlington and Tees
Area Team;</p><p>- NHS England Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Area Team;</p><p>-
NHS England North (Cumbria and North East); and</p><p>- NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Clinical Commissioning Group.</p><p>The figures are broken down by year and run from
2013 to 2016. Data from September 2015 onwards is not comparable with previous years
due to a change in the data collection methodology.</p><p>The Department does not
keep data at the level of leavers and joiners at constituency level.</p>
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