Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many migrants from other EU countries work in the NHS in England.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The Health and Social Care Information Centre collects data on the number of staff working in National Health Service hospital and community health services (HCHS) in England.
Nationality is a self-reported field within the electronic staff record system. The following table shows the number of HCHS staff from other European Union (EU) countries who declared their nationality who work in the NHS in England and in London.
Information on the number of employees from other EU countries working in London is only available for those people working in NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups.
England 30 September 2015 | Headcount |
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| All staff | People from other EU countries working in England | People from other EU countries working in London |
Employees in NHS Trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups | 1,151,138 | 52,812 | 17,735 |
Employees in Central Bodies and Support Organisations | 36,456 | 1,015 | n/a |
Total | 1,187,594 | 53,827 | 17,735 |
Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre, NHS Hospital and Community Health Service workforce statistics
Information on how many employees working in the NHS have no recourse to public funds is not available.
Asked by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were refused NHS treatment on the basis of their immigration status in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015 and (d) 2016 to date.
Answered by Alistair Burt
The Department does not hold this information.
National Health Service hospital treatment is free to those people who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, or those exempt from charge under the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015, as amended. Anyone else should present a European Health Insurance Card, S1 or S2 form or pay direct for their NHS care. Those who need care and treatment urgently will still receive it even if they are chargeable and cannot pay straight away.