Mental Health Services: Nurses
(asked on 30th January 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health nurses have practised in each year since 2010.
NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.
The following table shows the number of nurses trained in mental health who work in National Health Service trusts and CCGs in England as at September each year and latest available data, full time equivalent.
September 2010 | 40,247 |
September 2011 | 39,024 |
September 2012 | 38,135 |
September 2013 | 37,397 |
September 2014 | 36,581 |
September 2015 | 35,671 |
September 2016 | 35,488 |
September 2017 | 35,390 |
September 2018 | 35,835 |
October 2018 | 36,465 |
Source: NHS Digital Workforce Statistics
The NHS workforce statistics only show those employed in the NHS, which does not reflect those working in the independent sector or in social care.
The following table shows the number of nurses registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) who have an address in England and registered in the field of mental health, as at the end of September each year, headcount.
Year | Nurses registered in the field of mental health nursing |
September 2010 | 71,647 |
September 2011 | 71,618 |
September 2012 | 70,767 |
September 2013 | 70,746 |
September 2014 | 71,137 |
September 2015 | 70,572 |
September 2016 | 69,678 |
September 2017 | 68,973 |
September 2018 | 69,355 |
Source: NMC registration statistics
The NMC registration statistics show the number of nurses registered and able to practice, but does not reflect whether they are currently practicing.