Ministry of Defence: Staff
(asked on 31st January 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time, non-reservist (a) doctors and (b) nurses are employed by (i) the Army and (ii) his Department.
This question was answered on 3rd February 2017
As at 1 October 2016, there were the following numbers of personnel:
Profession | Army | Total All Services |
Trained full-time, non-reservist doctors | 321 | 612 |
Trained full-time, non-reservist nurses (including healthcare assistants) | 784 | 1,380 |
Also, as at 1 October 2016, there were 243 civilian doctors (medical practitioners and consultants) and 396 civilian nurses (including healthcare assistants).