Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) doctors, (b) midwives and (c) nurses and health visitors were employed by the Royal Free London NHS Trust in each year between 2014 and 2017.
NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the following table shows the number of full time equivalent Hospital and Community Health Service Doctors, Midwives and Nurses and Health Visitors employed by Royal Free London NHS Trust at 30 September 2014 to 2016. Data for June 2017 is also provided as this is the latest available.
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Doctors, Midwives and Nurses and health visitors in Royal Free London NHS Trust as at 30 September each specified year and 31 June 2017.
Full-time Equivalent | September 2014 | September 2015 | September 2016 | June 2017 |
HCHS Doctors | 1,417 | 1,445 | 1,462 | 1,435 |
Midwives | 256 | 262 | 281 | 275 |
Nurses and health visitors | 2,346 | 2,285 | 2,281 | 2,330 |
Source: NHS Digital, Provisional NHS HCHS monthly workforce statistics.