Publication, Part of NHS workforce statistics
NHS Workforce Statistics - July 2025 (Including selected preliminary statistics for August 2025)
Official statistics
We have previously announced on this publication page that we intend to replace the existing set of publication files with a complete set of data produced a full month earlier. We have been publishing these files in tandem for a number of months to ensure they can be produced reliably. Following successful implementation we now intend to begin publishing a single set of files in January 2026 when data for September 2025 are published. In the November 2025 publication we will issue a full timetable showing how this transition will be implemented.
30 October 2025 09:30 AM
Summary
This report shows monthly numbers of NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) staff working in NHS Trusts and other core organisations in England (excluding primary care staff). Data are available as headcount and full-time equivalents and for all months from 30 September 2009 onwards.
These data are a summary of the validated data extracted from the NHS HR and Payroll system. Additional statistics on staff in NHS Trusts and other core organisations and information for NHS Support Organisations and Central Bodies are published each:
September (showing June statistics)
December/January (showing September statistics)
March (showing December statistics)
June (showing March statistics)
Quarterly NHS Staff Earnings, monthly NHS Staff Sickness Absence reports, and data relating to the General Practice workforce are also available via the Related Links below.
We welcome feedback on the methodology and tables within this publication. Please email us with your comments and suggestions, clearly stating Monthly HCHS Workforce as the subject heading, via [email protected] or 0300 303 5678.
Key Facts
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
All NHS Hospital & Community Health Service (HCHS) staff
1,372,429 FTE in July 2025. This is 2.0% (26,399) more than in July 2024.
Professionally qualified clinical staff*
Professionally qualified clinical staff make up over half (54.0%) of the FTE HCHS workforce.
August 2025 Preliminary Statistics
Resources
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