Doctor stats
Dear NHS England,
For the following years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,
Please provide:
1) the total number of doctors working in our health service
2) the total number of doctors who newly qualified in each year above
3) the total number of doctors who left to work in non UK countries
4) the total number of doctors who came to the UK from abroad, to work in our NHS
5) the total number of doctors who early retired
6) the total number of doctors who had a period of two months or more off sick
7) the total number of doctors in pre. reg training
8) the total number of doctors who dropped out of medical school
9) the total number of doctors who qualified as consultants
9b) the specialities of these doctors
10) the total number of doctors who qualified as GPs
(NB doctors = includes hospital doctors and GPs)
Yours faithfully,
O. Hafiz
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Freedom of Information request (Our Ref: FOI-053415)
Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FOI) request dated 9 May 2017.
Your exact request was:
“Dear NHS England,
For the following years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, Please provide:
1) the total number of doctors working in our health service
2) the total number of doctors who newly qualified in each year above
3) the total number of doctors who left to work in non UK countries
4) the total number of doctors who came to the UK from abroad, to work in
our NHS
5) the total number of doctors who early retired
6) the total number of doctors who had a period of two months or more off
sick
7) the total number of doctors in pre. reg training
8) the total number of doctors who dropped out of medical school
9) the total number of doctors who qualified as consultants
9b) the specialities of these doctors
10) the total number of doctors who qualified as GPs
(NB doctors = includes hospital doctors and GPs).”
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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information
Corporate Communications Team
Transformation and Corporate Operations Directorate
NHS England
PO Box 16738
REDDITCH
B97 9PT
Tel: 0300 311 22 33
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5. https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/
6. http://www.rcgp.org.uk/
7. https://hee.nhs.uk/
8. https://hee.nhs.uk/our-work/attracting-r...
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11. http://www.ico.gov.uk/
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