We do not hold this information centrally.<\/p>
<\/p>
Information on staff strength and roles, by fire and rescue authority, is published annually in the Fire and Rescue Operational Statistics<\/em> bulletin. The latest figures refer to end March 2014, and are available in Tables 3a and 3b of following publication:<\/p> <\/p> Hospital and Community Health services: Qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff, by nationality<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/p><\/td> Headcount<\/p><\/td><\/tr> British<\/p><\/td> 269,390<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other EU<\/p><\/td> 12,347<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rest of the World<\/p><\/td> 27,792<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Unknown<\/p><\/td> 38,415<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 347,944<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes: <\/em><\/p> <\/p> These statistics relate to the contracted positions within English NHS organisations and may include those where the person assigned to the position is temporarily absent, for example on maternity leave.<\/p> <\/p> Data Quality: <\/em><\/p> <\/p> It should be noted that well over 100,000 staff do not have a specified nationality in the whole data set which included all staff so the figures above do not show the exact numbers of each nationality, but rather an indication of the numbers with known nationalities.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Source:<\/em> Health and Social Care Information Centre, Provisional NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) monthly workforce statistics.<\/p>"}
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