NHS expenditure on staff 2013-2021
In the financial year 2020/2021, the NHS spent 62.5 billion British pounds on staff. Over the years, the amount of spending on the NHS workforce increased significantly.
Total cost of staff for the NHS from 2013 to 2021 (in billion GBP)
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Statistics on NHS workforce shortages in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic NHS workforce: Number of HCHS staff 2022, by staff group
- Premium Statistic NHS expenditure on staff 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of NHS resources going to staff pay 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce: number of HCHS nurses and health visitors leaving 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce: number and rate of HCHS doctors leaving 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic NHS England workforce vacancies by staff group 2018/19 Q1-2021/22 Q3
- Premium Statistic NHS England workforce vacancy rates by staff group 2018/19 Q1-2021/22 Q3
- Premium Statistic NHS England workforce vacancy rates Q1 2018/19-Q3 2021/22, by region
Vacancy rates
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- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in East of England Q1 2018/19-Q3 2021/22, by sector
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in London Q1 2018/19-Q3 2021/22, by sector
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in the Midlands Q1 2018/19 - Q3 2021/22, by sector
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in North East and Yorkshire 2018/19-2021/22, by sector
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in North West 2018/19-2021/22, by sector
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in the South East 2018/19-2021/22, by sector
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in the South West 2018/19-2021/22, by sector
Sickness absences
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- Basic Statistic Days lost to sickness absences within the NHS workforce in England 2009-2021
- Basic Statistic Reasons for sickness absences within the NHS workforce in England 2022
- Premium Statistic Sickness absence rates of NHS England staff 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Regional sickness absence rates of NHS East of England staff 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Regional sickness absence rates of NHS London staff 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Regional sickness absence rates of NHS Midlands staff 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Regional sickness absence rates of NHS North East and Yorkshire staff 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Regional sickness absence rates of NHS North West of England staff 2009-2022
NHS staff survey
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- Premium Statistic Enthusiasm levels at work among NHS staff in England 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Average weekly unpaid overtime worked by NHS England staff 2020-2021
- Basic Statistic NHS England: views of staff on the impact that staffing have on their job 2020-2021
- Basic Statistic NHS England: views of staff on leaving their current position 2021
- Basic Statistic NHS England: likely destinations of staff considering to leave their job 2021
Adult social care: care homes and domiciliary care
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- Basic Statistic Staff retaining challenges in the adult social care sector in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Recruiting challenges in the adult social care sector in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Maintaining morale of staff in the adult social care sector in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Access to agency staff in the adult social care sector in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Workforce challenges of adult social care providers in England 2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Access frequency of adult social care structures to agency staff in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Main reasons for home care staff to leave their position in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Main reasons for care home staff to leave their position in England 2021
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- Health professionals from the EU working in the NHS in UK 2016 and 2021
- NHS England workforce vacancy rates by staff group 2018/19 Q1-2021/22 Q3
- NHS England workforce vacancies by staff group 2018/19 Q1-2021/22 Q3
- NHS workforce vacancy rates in the South East 2018/19-2021/22, by sector
- NHS England workforce vacancy rates Q1 2018/19-Q3 2021/22, by region
- NHS workforce vacancy rates in London Q1 2018/19-Q3 2021/22, by sector
- NHS workforce vacancy rates in the South West 2018/19-2021/22, by sector
- NHS workforce vacancy rates in North West 2018/19-2021/22, by sector
- NHS workforce vacancy rates in North East and Yorkshire 2018/19-2021/22, by sector
- NHS workforce vacancy rates in the Midlands Q1 2018/19 - Q3 2021/22, by sector
- NHS workforce vacancy rates in East of England Q1 2018/19-Q3 2021/22, by sector
- NHS workforce: number of mental health nurses in HCHS 2009-2022
- NHS workforce: number of support staff in HCHS England 2009-2022
- NHS workforce: Number of ambulance personnel and trainees in HCHS 2009-2022
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GOV.UK, & UK Department of Health. (February 28, 2022). Total cost of staff for the NHS from 2013 to 2021 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314657/total-cost-of-staff-for-the-nhs/
GOV.UK, und UK Department of Health. "Total cost of staff for the NHS from 2013 to 2021 (in billion GBP)." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314657/total-cost-of-staff-for-the-nhs/
GOV.UK, UK Department of Health. (2022). Total cost of staff for the NHS from 2013 to 2021 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314657/total-cost-of-staff-for-the-nhs/
GOV.UK, and UK Department of Health. "Total Cost of Staff for The Nhs from 2013 to 2021 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314657/total-cost-of-staff-for-the-nhs/
GOV.UK & UK Department of Health, Total cost of staff for the NHS from 2013 to 2021 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314657/total-cost-of-staff-for-the-nhs/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Total cost of staff for the NHS from 2013 to 2021 (in billion GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department of Health, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314657/total-cost-of-staff-for-the-nhs/