Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of (1) doctors, and (2) nurses who have been dismissed for misconduct at work.

NHS Digital publishes data on dismissals under reasons for leaving. The reasons include capability, conduct, statutory and “for some other substantial reason”. The following table shows National Health Service Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) doctors and nurses and health visitors dismissed for ‘conduct’ over the last five years, headcount.

Source: NHS HCHS monthly workforce statistics, NHS Digital

Notes:

- Quarter 1: 1 April - 30 June

- Quarter 2: 1 July - 30 September

- Quarter 3: 1 October - 31 December

- Quarter 4: 1 January - 31 March

- These figures are based upon information recorded in Electronic Staff Record (ESR) by organisations as part of locally managed staff leaving processes. The accuracy and quality of this data is reliant on local organisations updating each person’s records appropriately when a staff member moves or leaves.

- These figures represent NHS staff who are employed and directly paid by NHS organisations in England using ESR. Two foundation trusts do not use ESR, and these are Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.