NHS: Resignations

(asked on 18th March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of NHS staff left the NHS in England in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20; and for what reasons did those staff leave.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 25th March 2021

NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care or in general practice surgeries, local authorities or other providers.

The following table shows the total number and proportion of National Health Service staff who left the NHS in England in 2018-19 and 2019-20 by reason for leaving.

March 2018 to March 2019

March 2019 to March 2020

All HCHS Staff - Leavers

133,041

132,032

All HCHS Staff - Leavers rate

10.9%

10.5%

Bank Staff not fulfilled minimum work requirement

47

44

Death in Service

777

889

Dismissal - Capability

1,983

1,839

Dismissal - Conduct

989

962

Dismissal - Some Other Substantial Reason

763

693

Dismissal - Statutory Reason

149

103

Employee Transfer

3,776

3,265

End of Fixed Term Contract

6,207

5,525

End of Fixed Term Contract - Completion of Training Scheme

1,488

1,293

End of Fixed Term Contract - End of Work Requirement

487

549

End of Fixed Term Contract - External Rotation

1,265

1,191

End of Fixed Term Contract - Other

698

714

Flexi Retirement

558

662

Has Not Worked

32

32

Initial Pension Ended

1

2

Merged Organisation - Duplicate Record

1

3

Mutually Agreed Resignation - Local Scheme with Repayment

327

232

Mutually Agreed Resignation - National Scheme with Repayment

17

21

Not Set in Legacy at Migration

4

2

Pregnancy

30

26

Redundancy - Compulsory

696

562

Redundancy - Voluntary

256

216

Retirement - Ill Health

1,037

1,000

Retirement Age

13,342

13,914

Voluntary Early Retirement - no Actuarial Reduction

929

839

Voluntary Early Retirement - with Actuarial Reduction

1,092

1,137

Voluntary Resignation - Adult Dependants

616

659

Voluntary Resignation - Better Reward Package

2,833

2,402

Voluntary Resignation - Child Dependants

1,466

1,477

Voluntary Resignation - Health

2,899

3,157

Voluntary Resignation - Incompatible Working Relationships

849

969

Voluntary Resignation - Lack of Opportunities

1,415

1,340

Voluntary Resignation - Other/Not Known

16,984

15,196

Voluntary Resignation - Promotion

5,098

5,002

Voluntary Resignation - Relocation

10,011

9,677

Voluntary Resignation - To undertake further education or training

2,928

2,963

Voluntary Resignation - Work Life Balance

9,885

10,458

Unknown

41,333

43,232

Source: NHS Digital NHS HCHS workforce statistics

Notes:

Leavers data are based on headcount and shows staff leaving active service. This would include those going on maternity leave or career break, as well as those leaving a NHS provider to work in another part of the health and social care sector, including social care or primary care. Totals for NHS leavers that are different to the sum of constituent parts indicate where staff have left the NHS in more than one post.

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