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Full time equivalent staff
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Figure 2.2 and Table 2.1 show changes in the non-medical NHS workforce between
September 2009 and September 2010:
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The FTE non-medical NHS workforce increased by 0.5% (6,200 FTE) between
September 2009 and September 2010, reaching a total of 1.22 million FTE
(1.46 million headcount), a record high in the UK as a whole;
The non-medical workforce in England increased by 0.8% between 2009 and
2010, compared with decreases of 0.8% in Scotland, 0.6% in Wales, and 1.1% in
Northern Ireland;
At UK level, the largest percentage increase was observed for professional, technical
and social care staff, up 3.2% between 2009 and 2010. The largest decrease3 was
observed for nursing and healthcare assistants and support staff, down 0.2%;
Staff in England comprised 80% of the UK total; Scotland, 10%; Wales, 5%; and
Northern Ireland, 4% 4 .
Figure 2.2: NHS workforce by UK country, September 2006-2010
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
30 September each year
England Scotland
Wales Northern Ireland
Sources: NHS Information Centre, ISD Scotland, StatsWales and DHSSPSNI.
3 Except for ‘other’ staff, which represented just 3,700 (0.3%) of non-medical NHS staff in September 2010.
4 Individual items do not sum to 100% because of rounding.