Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82311

NHS England: Staff

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 24 November 2025

Question

Steve Barclay

ConservativeNorth East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) headcount and (b) FTE staff were employed by NHS England on (a) 4 July 2024 and (b) 14 October 2025.

Answer

Karin Smyth
As of June 2024, the headcount for NHS England was 15,803, and the full-time equivalent staff employed was 14,327.6. These figures are published and available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dhsc-workforce-management-inform...

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