Health Visitors
(asked on 6th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) full time equivalent and (b) actual health visitors have been employed in England in each of the last 10 years.
The following table shows the number of full time equivalent (FTE) and actual headcount of health visitors employed by the National Health Service in England.
Date | FTE | Headcount |
September 2012 | 7,687 | 9,337 |
September 2013 | 8,304 | 9,983 |
September 2014 | 9,162 | 10,877 |
September 2015 | 10,236 | 12,105 |
September 2016 | 9,521 | 11,310 |
September 2017 | 8,497 | 10,171 |
September 2018 | 7,884 | 9,509 |
September 2019 | 6,981 | 8,445 |
September 2020 | 6,677 | 8,098 |
September 2021 | 6,279 | 7,593 |
Source: NHS Digital https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics/september-2021
Notes:
- These figures do not include health visitors employed by independent healthcare providers.
- Data on health visitors employed directly by local authorities is not collected or reported nationally