§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses have(a) joined and (b) left the nursing profession in the NHS in each of the last 10 years. [143565]
NHS hospital and community health service nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff by qualification (excluding agency staff and project 2000 students) in England as at 30 September each year Whole-time equivalents Numbers (headcount) Total staff Qualified GMS practice nurses Total staff Qualified GMS practice nurses 1990 250,000 242,340 7,740 298,970 285,360 13,610 1991 252,030 243,250 8,780 309,780 293,770 16,010 1992 255,690 246,570 9,120 313,980 297,350 16,640 1993 251,450 241,850 9,600 310,900 293,380 17,520 1994 247,880 238,780 9,100 305,780 289,280 16,500 1995 256,560 246,820 9,740 316,890 298,650 18,240 1996 257,890 248,070 9,820 319,150 301,250 17,900 1997 256,090 246,010 10,080 318,860 300,470 18,390 1998 257,600 247,240 10,360 323,450 304,560 18,890 1999 261,340 250,650 10,690 329,390 310,140 19,250 Notes:
1. 1990–94: based on payscale estimates.
2. 1995–99: based on new occupation codes.
3. A new classification of the non-medical workforce was introduced in 1995.
4. Information based on this classification is not directly comparable with earlier years.
5. All figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
6. Due to rounding totals may not equal the sum of component parts.
7. Figures exclude learners and agency staff.
8. GMS Practice nurse data as at 1 October each year.
Sources:
Department of Health Non-Medical Workforce Census
General Medical Practitioners Census