Question follow-through · 15134

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the ratio of nurses and doctors is in the (a) North and (b) South of England.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
1 Jul 2026
Target answer date
15 Jul 2026
Answer
15 Jul 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the ratio of nurses and doctors is in the (a) North and (b) South of England.

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    NHS England publishes monthly statistics showing the size and make up of staff employed in the National Health Service in England, and these include the number of full time equivalent (FTE) doctors and nurses employed by NHS trusts and integrated care boa...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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