NHS Workforce Statistics - October 2021 (Including selected provisional statistics for November 2021)

Tables containing the data are published in Excel or CSV formats on the NHS Digital website and include the following on a monthly basis:

Excel tables

• National level tables of headcount (HC) and FTE by major staff groups – time series
• Region and organisation staff numbers (HC and FTE), including medical grades and staff groups – latest month only
• Total staff (HC and FTE) by organisation – time series
• Staff groups (FTE) by care setting and level – time series
• Doctors (FTE) by grade and specialty – time series
• Organisation turnover benchmarking tools (HC and FTE) – time series
• National level tables (FTE & Headcount) of main staff groups and FTE Nurses in HCHS and GP settings – Provisional

CSV files

• Medical staff (FTE) by grade, specialty and organisation – latest month only
• NHS staff (excluding medical) (FTE) by staff group, care setting, level and organisation – latest month only
• Staff groups (HC and FTE) by:

1. NHS England regions – time series (all months)
2. Organisation – time series (specified months)

Additional data tables are produced quarterly including:

• Job Role and Area of Work
• Nationality
• Equality and Diversity characteristics
• Mental Health workforce
• Turnover from the NHS by staff group and NHS England region
• Reasons for leaving
• Summary data for staff in NHS Support Organisations and Central Bodies