Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many nurses have been recruited by the NHS since December 2019.

The information is not collected in the format requested. NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) but not staff working in primary care, local authorities or other providers.

From 31 December 2019 to 31 March 2022, a headcount of 75,638 nurses and health visitors joined National Health Service trusts and CCGs in England. This includes those returning to active service, such as returning from maternity leave or career break.