In 2019 there were approximately 290 thousand medical practitioners in employment in the United Kingdom (UK). This is an overall increase from 2010 when there were 236 thousand practitioners in the UK. Between these years the number of medical practitioners has experienced some fluctuatations.
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
Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019
(in 1,000)
Annual population survey data relating to employees and self-employed health professionals by occupation group (based on Standard Occupation Classification 2010, code 2211).
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 15, 2019). Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000)." Chart. October 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual Number of Medical Practitioners in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Annual number of medical practitioners in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318867/numbers-of-medical-practitioners-in-the-uk/ (last visited March 31, 2020)
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