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<p>The following table shows the number of full time equivalent (FTE) and actual headcount
of health visitors employed by the National Health Service in England.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>FTE</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2012</p></td><td><p>7,687</p></td><td><p>9,337</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>8,304</p></td><td><p>9,983</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2014</p></td><td><p>9,162</p></td><td><p>10,877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2015</p></td><td><p>10,236</p></td><td><p>12,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2016</p></td><td><p>9,521</p></td><td><p>11,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2017</p></td><td><p>8,497</p></td><td><p>10,171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2018</p></td><td><p>7,884</p></td><td><p>9,509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>6,981</p></td><td><p>8,445</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2020</p></td><td><p>6,677</p></td><td><p>8,098</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2021</p></td><td><p>6,279</p></td><td><p>7,593</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: NHS Digital <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigital.nhs.uk%2Fdata-and-information%2Fpublications%2Fstatistical%2Fnhs-workforce-statistics%2Fseptember-2021&data=04%7C01%7CCherelle.Guthrie%40dhsc.gov.uk%7Ccb3518680c234567d5c908d9d1df7896%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C637771579996374044%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=UsdyXyR2EAgoS6To7tgmoNwd8zO27Tx6t2q%2FaW%2Bi%2BtY%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics/september-2021</a></p><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>These figures do not include health visitors employed
by independent healthcare providers.</li><li>Data on health visitors employed directly
by local authorities is not collected or reported nationally</li></ol>
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