The NHS is split into primary care - a first point of contact - usually provided by GPs, dentist and pharmacists, secondary 'hospital and community' care, and tertiary care such as specialized treatment e.g. neurosurgery and transplants. Secondary and tertiary care are provided by NHS providers. During the financial year 2020/21, there were a total of 219 NHS providers. The majority of these providers provide acute services such as accident and emergency care. This statistic shows the number of National Health Service (NHS) providers in the United Kingdom during 2020/21, by service.
Number of National Health Service (NHS) providers in the United Kingdom during 2020/21, by service
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Statistics on National Health Service (NHS) in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Healthcare expenditure in the UK 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Healthcare expenditure as a share of GDP in the UK 1980-2021
- Basic Statistic Healthcare expenditure growth rate United Kingdom 1998 to 2020
- Premium Statistic Health expenditure per head in the United Kingdom 2012/13-2020/21, by country
- Premium Statistic Population covered by public or private health insurance in the UK 2000-2019
Expenditure
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NHS Providers
3
NHS staff numbers
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- Premium Statistic Number of doctors employed in the NHS in England 2004-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of nurses employed in the NHS in England 2004-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of scientific, therapeutic and technical staff in the NHS in England 2004-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of staff employed to support clinical staff in England 2004-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of qualified ambulance staff in the NHS in England 2004-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of senior managers and managing staff in the NHS in England 2004-2022
Staff - shortage and earnings
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- 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 Mean annual salary for doctors in NHS England in 2020/21, by staff group
- Premium Statistic Mean annual salary NHS staff in England 2020/21, by staff group
NHS wait times
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- Basic Statistic Median wait time for treatment in A&E in the UK 2011-2022
- Basic Statistic England: A&E attendees seen within four hours 2011-2022, by month
- Premium Statistic Number and share waiting within 18 weeks for elective treatment in England 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Number and share waiting over 52 weeks for elective treatment in England 2007-2022
NHS Services ratings
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Public attitudes towards the NHS
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- Basic Statistic Public satisfaction with the NHS in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Reasons for public dissatisfaction with NHS services in the United Kingdom 2021
- Basic Statistic Reasons for public satisfaction with NHS services in the United Kingdom 2021
- Basic Statistic Public satisfaction with NHS and social care services in the United Kingdom 2021
- Basic Statistic Public satisfaction with inpatient and A&E services in the United Kingdom 2000-2021
Further related statistics
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- NHS foundation trusts capital expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015/16
- Owned and contracted providers highly integrated health systems in the U.S. 2014-2015
- Number of staff in NHS trusts by skill in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013/14
- NHS trusts' surplus/deficit in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010/11-2019/20
- Standard of care in local hospitals ranked as NHS challenge in the UK 2015
- NHS acute services operating income in the UK 2018/19
- Attendances in accident and emergency in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015/16
- Hospital stays with most common male operating room procedure in the U.S. 2012
- Opinion on allowing foreign doctors to work only in public hospitals Hong Kong 2019
- CMS estimate of total penalties for high hospital readmission rates U.S. 2013-2017
- Share of HAI patients in U.S. acute care hospitals by age 2011
- Public support for removing A&E standard waiting times UK January 2017
- Finished hospital admissions for stroke in England 2011-2014, by gender
- All hospital stay primary payers for U.S. children 2012
- Hospital stays with operating room procedure in the U.S. by patient age group 2012
- Brazil: leading hospitals 2020, by medical procedures
- Hospitals: number of medical imaging devices or rooms in France 2015
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Statistics
- NHS foundation trusts capital expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015/16
- Owned and contracted providers highly integrated health systems in the U.S. 2014-2015
- Number of staff in NHS trusts by skill in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013/14
- NHS trusts' surplus/deficit in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010/11-2019/20
- Standard of care in local hospitals ranked as NHS challenge in the UK 2015
- NHS acute services operating income in the UK 2018/19
- Attendances in accident and emergency in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015/16
- Hospital stays with most common male operating room procedure in the U.S. 2012
- Opinion on allowing foreign doctors to work only in public hospitals Hong Kong 2019
- CMS estimate of total penalties for high hospital readmission rates U.S. 2013-2017
- Share of HAI patients in U.S. acute care hospitals by age 2011
- Public support for removing A&E standard waiting times UK January 2017
- Finished hospital admissions for stroke in England 2011-2014, by gender
- All hospital stay primary payers for U.S. children 2012
- Hospital stays with operating room procedure in the U.S. by patient age group 2012
- Brazil: leading hospitals 2020, by medical procedures
- Hospitals: number of medical imaging devices or rooms in France 2015
UK Department of Health. (January 21, 2022). Number of National Health Service (NHS) providers in the United Kingdom during 2020/21, by service [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/490226/nhs-foundation-trusts-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department of Health. "Number of National Health Service (NHS) providers in the United Kingdom during 2020/21, by service." Chart. January 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490226/nhs-foundation-trusts-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department of Health. (2022). Number of National Health Service (NHS) providers in the United Kingdom during 2020/21, by service. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490226/nhs-foundation-trusts-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department of Health. "Number of National Health Service (Nhs) Providers in The United Kingdom during 2020/21, by Service." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490226/nhs-foundation-trusts-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department of Health, Number of National Health Service (NHS) providers in the United Kingdom during 2020/21, by service Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490226/nhs-foundation-trusts-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Number of National Health Service (NHS) providers in the United Kingdom during 2020/21, by service [Graph], UK Department of Health, January 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/490226/nhs-foundation-trusts-in-the-united-kingdom/