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Independent Healthcare Provider Workforce Statistics - March 2022, Experimental

Experimental statistics

Publication Date:
25 Aug 2022
Geographic Coverage:
England
Date Range:
30 Sep 2015 to 31 Mar 2022

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Summary

This publication presents full-time equivalent (FTE) figures for staff directly employed in a range of Independent Healthcare Provider (IHP) organisations in England that undertake NHS commissioned work. These IHP statistics are compiled biannually from two data sources: collections via the workforce Minimum Dataset Collection Vehicle (wMDSCV) and extractions from the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).

Please note that the information provided for the IHP Workforce does not represent the entire workforce employed across the whole of the independent sector. The participation rate for the provision of IHP Workforce data has increased over time and we continue to engage with healthcare providers across England to improve these statistics. Note also that these statistics include staff providing both independent and NHS commissioned services at these organisations as these groups cannot be separated out.

Key Facts

As at 31 March 2022

there were 62,300 FTE staff directly employed in the 69 IHP organisations in England that provided data. 41,300 FTE staff records were submitted via the wMDSCV and 21,000 were extracted from ESR. In the previous collection for data as at 30 September 2020, 35,463 FTE staff records were submitted via the wMDSCV and 20,798 were extracted from ESR.

Where the relevant information was completed:

  • 41,717 FTE were based on a full-time work pattern compared with 20,583 part-time
  • 48,664 FTE were female, 13,543 FTE were male and 93 were unknown
  • 8,244 FTE related to people aged from 50 to 54, the largest age band
  • 31,437 FTE related to people who had identified themselves as being white, the largest ethnic group, whilst 11,259 FTE related to people who chose not to state an ethnic group and 14,255 FTE to records which were left blank or did not include a valid code
  • 36,165 FTE related to people who had identified themselves as having a nationality relating to the countries of the United Kingdom (UK), the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) whilst 2,000 FTE related to people who gave their nationality as relating to countries across the rest of the world and 24,135 related to records which were left blank or did not include a valid code

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