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Statistics: health care - workforce

  • Last modified date:
    30 January 2008

Statistical information on the healthcare workforce - how the information is made available and whether it is available free of charge or upon payment

General Medical Practitioners, England, statistical bulletin

Description - presents a summary of the latest statistics on GPs in England and highlights some trends.

Availability - annually in winter with results from the previous September.

Cost - Free on DH web-site

General and Personal Medical Services Statistics, England, statistical publication of detailed results

Description - contains a summary of data relating to General Medical Practitioners providing General Medical Services (GMS) and Personal Medical Services (PMS) in England and Wales, their patients, partnerships and services.

Availability - annually in winter with results from the previous September.

Cost - Free on DH web-site

General Practitioner Recruitment, Retention and Vacancy Survey, England and Wales, statistical publication

Description - Survey of vacancies existing in General Practitioner practices over an annual period.

Availability - Annually in autumn following survey year

Cost - Free on DH web-site

General Ophthalmic Services Workforce Statistics, England and Wales, statistical publication

Description - National Statistics. Presents the number of optometrists and ophthalmic medical practitioners (OMPs) who held contracts with Health Authorities (HAs) to carry out NHS sight tests

Availability - Annually in spring following statistical collection year

Cost - free on DH web site

Hospital, public health medicine (PHM) and community health service (CHS) medical and dental workforce, England , statistical bulletin

Description - contain summary analysis, commentary and tables for England as a whole. The tables contain time series information from the previous ten years

Availability - annually in winter with results from the previous September.

Cost - Free on DH web site

NHS hospital and community health services non-medical staff in England, statistical bulletin

Description - contain summary analysis, commentary and tables for England as a whole. The tables contain time series information from the previous ten years

Availability - annually in winter with results from the previous September.

Cost - Free on DH web site

NHS hospital and community health service non-medical workforce census England Detailed Results

Description - detailed summary tables for England and sub-national level. The tables cover results from the most recent census only.

Availability - annually in winter with results from the previous September.

Cost - Free on DH web-site.

NHS Hospital, Public health medicine and community health service Medical and Dental Workforce Census Detailed Results

Description - detailed summary tables for England and sub-national level. The tables cover results from the most recent census only.

Availability - annually in winter with results from the previous September.

Cost - Free on DH website.

NHS Workforce Vacancy Survey - England

Description - aggregate collection of 3 month vacancies that are being actively recruited to as at 31st March by trust at professional level for Medical and Dental and non-medical staff in England.

Availability - annually in summer following the collection in March.

Cost - Free on DH web-site.

Personal Social Services staff of Social Services Departments, England, statistical bulletin

Description - National Statistics. Presents data on Personal Social Services staff of Social Services Departments at 30 September.

Availability - Annually in spring following collection date

Cost - Free on DH web site

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