The data shows the number of full time nurses in the NHS in England from 2004 to 2018. The number of nurses employed in the NHS fluctuated over the period, peaking in 2010 at 316,861.
2004 | 300403 |
2005 | 308205 |
2006 | 310383 |
2007 | 308516 |
2008 | 313879 |
2009 | 315436 |
2010 | 316861 |
2011 | 313379 |
2012 | 305846 |
2013 | 308316 |
2014 | 312176 |
2015 | 282464 |
2016 | 285637 |
2017 | 285763 |
2018 | 285720 |