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Number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2018
Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000)
by Conor Stewart,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
In 2018 there were approximately 259 thousand medical practitioners in employment in the United Kingdom (UK). This is an overall increase from 2010 when there were 216 thousand practitioners in the UK. Between these years the number of medical practitioners fluctuated and peaked at 278 thousand in 2016.
Patterns of employment in the UK health sector
The number of health professionals overall in the UK stood at 545 thousand in 2018, a decline of around eighteen thousand from the preceding year, although it is still a large increase in the number of workers from 2010. The number of nurses in the UK has also been declining since 2016, standing at 639 thousand in 2018.
Impact of Brexit
Doctors who qualified in a country from the European Economic Area (EEA) took up a nine percent share of the total doctors registered in the UK in 2018. This is the lowest proportion since 2012, although the decline had started prior to the UK’s decision to leave the EU
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by Conor Stewart,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
In 2018 there were approximately 259 thousand medical practitioners in employment in the United Kingdom (UK). This is an overall increase from 2010 when there were 216 thousand practitioners in the UK. Between these years the number of medical practitioners fluctuated and peaked at 278 thousand in 2016.
Patterns of employment in the UK health sector
The number of health professionals overall in the UK stood at 545 thousand in 2018, a decline of around eighteen thousand from the preceding year, although it is still a large increase in the number of workers from 2010. The number of nurses in the UK has also been declining since 2016, standing at 639 thousand in 2018.
Impact of Brexit
Doctors who qualified in a country from the European Economic Area (EEA) took up a nine percent share of the total doctors registered in the UK in 2018. This is the lowest proportion since 2012, although the decline had started prior to the UK’s decision to leave the EU
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- Release date
- September 2018
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2010 to 2018
- Number of respondents
- 32,319*
- Special properties
- UK households
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews
- Supplementary notes
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* Number of respondents in the 2nd quarter 2018.
Most interviews conducted face-to-face, although rarely some might have been conducted by phone.
Labour Force Survey (LFS) data relating to employees and self-employed health professionals by occupation group (based on Standard Occupation Classification 2010, code 2211).
Figures from 2nd quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2013 can be found here.
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- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2010 to 2018
- Number of respondents
- 32,319*
- Special properties
- UK households
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews
- Supplementary notes
-
* Number of respondents in the 2nd quarter 2018.
Most interviews conducted face-to-face, although rarely some might have been conducted by phone.
Labour Force Survey (LFS) data relating to employees and self-employed health professionals by occupation group (based on Standard Occupation Classification 2010, code 2211).
Figures from 2nd quarter 2010 to 2nd quarter 2013 can be found here.
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- Overview
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- Share of registered doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by world region of qualificationRegistered doctors in the United Kingdom in 2018, by world region of qualification
- Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000)Number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2018
- Number of healthcare physicians employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018Healthcare physicians employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2018
- Number of doctors registered in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018Doctors registered in the United Kingdom 2012-2018
- Leading countries of qualification of doctors based in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017Countries of qualification of doctors based in the United Kingdom in 2017
- Share of specialties of doctors based in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018Specialty of doctors based in the United Kingdom in 2018
- Number of registered doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by ageRegistered doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by age
- Number of registered doctors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by gender and specialtyRegistered doctors in the United Kingdom in 2018, by gender and specialty
- General Practitioner (GP)
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- Annual number of National Health Service doctors employed* in England from 2004 to 2019Number of doctors employed in the NHS in England 2004-2019
- Number of general practitioners employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018General practitioners employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2018
- Number of general medical practitioners (GPs) in England in 2015, by regionGeneral Medical Practitioners in England 2015, by region
- Number of locum general medical practitioners (GPs)* in England in 2015, by regionLocum general medical practitioners by region of England 2015
- Number of patients registered with a general practitioner (GP) in England in 2015, by ageRegistered patients in general practice in England 2015, by age
- Number of doctors on the GP register in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018Doctors on the GP register in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018
- Doctor appointments
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- Share of experiences when making a GP appointment in England in 2018Making an appointment at the GP surgery in England 2018
- Share of alternatives when unable to make a GP appointment in England in 2018Options when unable to make a GP appointment in England 2018
- Share of individuals satisfied with GP practice opening hours in England from 2012 to 2017Satisfaction with GP practice opening hours in England 2012-2017
- Share of options used for out of hours medical care in England in 2018Options for out of hours medical care used in England 2018
- Proportion of adults who used GP out of hours service in the past twelve months in Wales in 2015, by gender and age Adults who used GP out of hours service in Wales 2015, by gender and age
- Distribution of GP appointments which are potentially avoidable in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016GP appointments which are potentially avoidable in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Waiting times
The most important statistics
- "Have you or your family struggled to get a GP appointment in the past 12 months" in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2017Public opinion on the ease of getting a GP appointment UK 2017
- How long do you usually have to wait to get a doctor's appointment at a practice or a hospital?Length of waiting time for doctor's appointment in the United Kingdom 2017, by gender
- Length of time patients have to wait to get a doctor's appointment in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by age Length of waiting time for doctor's appointment in the United Kingdom 2017, by age
- Length of time patients have to wait to get a doctor's appointment in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by region Length of waiting time for doctor's appointment in the United Kingdom 2017, by region
- Length of time patients have to wait to get a doctor's appointment in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by household income Length of waiting time for doctor's appointment in the United Kingdom 2017, by income
- Opinions and levels of satisfaction
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- Share of patient safety comments in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016Patient safety comments in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Trainee doctor's satisfaction with clinical supervision in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018Clinical supervision of doctors in training in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Doctors in training satisfaction with their daytime workload in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018Daytime workload satisfaction of doctors in training in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Share of European doctors considering leaving the United Kingdom following Brexit in 2017Decision of European doctors to leave following Brexit in the United Kingdom 2017
- Share of NHS staff who experienced harassment, bullying or abuse in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by trustNHS staff experience of mistreatment in the United Kingdom 2015, by type of trust
- Share of relationship between GPs' satisfaction with their electronic medical records system and how stressful they find their job in the United Kingdom in 2015Relationship between GPs' satisfaction with EMR and job stress United Kingdom 2015
- Share of GPs intention to leave general practice in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by level of stressGPs: intentions to leave general practice in the United Kingdom 2015, by stress level
- Do you support or oppose junior doctors taking partial strike action?Public support for junior doctors strike in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
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- Number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2018
- Healthcare physicians employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2018
- Doctors registered in the United Kingdom 2012-2018
- Countries of qualification of doctors based in the United Kingdom in 2017
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- Doctors on the GP register in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018
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- Options when unable to make a GP appointment in England 2018
- Satisfaction with GP practice opening hours in England 2012-2017
- Options for out of hours medical care used in England 2018
- Adults who used GP out of hours service in Wales 2015, by gender and age
- GP appointments which are potentially avoidable in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Public opinion on the ease of getting a GP appointment UK 2017
- Length of waiting time for doctor's appointment in the United Kingdom 2017, by gender
- Length of waiting time for doctor's appointment in the United Kingdom 2017, by age
- Length of waiting time for doctor's appointment in the United Kingdom 2017, by region
- Length of waiting time for doctor's appointment in the United Kingdom 2017, by income
- Patient safety comments in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Clinical supervision of doctors in training in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Daytime workload satisfaction of doctors in training in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Decision of European doctors to leave following Brexit in the United Kingdom 2017
- NHS staff experience of mistreatment in the United Kingdom 2015, by type of trust
- Relationship between GPs' satisfaction with EMR and job stress United Kingdom 2015
- GPs: intentions to leave general practice in the United Kingdom 2015, by stress level
- Public support for junior doctors strike in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Number of physicians employed in special healthcare in Norway 2012-2017
- Number of veterinarians in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2018
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