Numbers Healthcare worker shortages 0
Practising doctors per 1,000 inhabitants: England, UK and OECD nations 0.5
1
Austria Norway Spain
Germany Lithuania Switzerland Iceland Sweden Denmark Italy
Czech Republic Ireland
Netherlands Estonia Latvia Slovenia Poland Hungary Belgium England
United Kingdom France
Luxembourg
Source: BMA analysis of OECD Data, NHS Digital Workforce Statistics, NHS General Practice Workforce data • Note: Data included for available countries only. Doctors are defined as “practising” doctors providing direct care to patients, except for Finland where physicians not working directly with patients is also included. Interns and residents are included, except for France and Finland.
3.7
140,000 130,000 120,000 110,000 100,000 90,000 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0
The average number of doctors per 1,000 people in OECD EU nations.
2.9
Secondary care vacancies in England Total
The number of doctors per 1,000 people in England, compared to Germany’s 4.3.
of 6,656 full-time secondary care doctors. 5% Nursing
June 2018 to December 2023 Medical
1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 2021 or latest available data 4 4.5 5 5.5
The percentage increase from Nov 2022 – Nov 2023, that the NHS gained, the equivalent
Source: NHS Digital: NHS Workforce Statistics • The vacancy rate, as a percentage, is the FTE number of vacancies divided by the FTE planned workforce, multiplied by 100. 6 Practical Patient Care /
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