Data shows there are almost 4,700 more doctors and over 10,500 more nurses working in the NHS compared to October 2021.
A record number of doctors and nurses are working in the NHS in England, delivering extra appointments, speeding up diagnoses and helping to tackle the COVID-19 backlog to ease pressure on the NHS this winter.
There are over 1.25 million full-time equivalent staff working in NHS trusts and commissioning bodies in England – over 42,000 more people compared to a year ago, up by 3.5%.
The latest workforce data published by NHS Digital up to October 2022 shows there are almost 4,700 more doctors and over 10,500 more nurses working in the NHS compared to October 2021.
Since 2010, there are now over 35,300 more doctors and over 47,100 more nurses working in the NHS.