Speeches

David Lammy – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Lammy on 2016-04-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many migrants from other EU countries work in the NHS in England.

Ben Gummer

The Health and Social Care Information Centre collects data on the number of staff working in National Health Service hospital and community health services (HCHS) in England.

Nationality is a self-reported field within the electronic staff record system. The following table shows the number of HCHS staff from other European Union (EU) countries who declared their nationality who work in the NHS in England and in London.

Information on the number of employees from other EU countries working in London is only available for those people working in NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups.

England 30 September 2015

Headcount

All staff

People from other EU countries working in England

People from other EU countries working in London

Employees in NHS Trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups

1,151,138

52,812

17,735

Employees in Central Bodies and Support Organisations

36,456

1,015

n/a

Total

1,187,594

53,827

17,735

Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre, NHS Hospital and Community Health Service workforce statistics

Information on how many employees working in the NHS have no recourse to public funds is not available.