Please note: Revisions were made as follows on 12 January 2011 to certain GP figures for 2009 published on 25 March 2010, to correct miscoding of GP type. The NHS IC apologises for any inconvenience caused.

• National headcount totals for ‘GP Providers' and ‘Other GPs' were revised from 28,607 to 27,613 and from 7,310 to 8,304 respectively. The National level total figure for 'All Practitioners' remains unchanged at 40,269 and no other national level headcount figures are affected.
• National full time equivalents totals for ‘GP Providers' and ‘Other GPs' were revised from 26,245 to 25,378 and from 5,866 to 6,733 respectively. The National level total figure for 'All Practitioners' remains unchanged at 36,085 and no other national level full time equivalent figures are affected.

Summary

A detailed view of the NHS non-medical workforce including nurses, scientists and support staff.

Data for non-medical staff are an annual snapshot of staff excluding medical or dental doctors within the Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) of the NHS.

The detailed results contain further data tables for 2009 including staff groups by age, gender and ethnicity and selected data by Strategic Health Authority and individual organisation.

This report is one of three that make up the NHS Staff 1999 - 2009 publication. The other two reports are:

• Medical and Dental staff 1999 - 2009
• General Practice staff 1999 - 2009