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The number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 13,840 compared with last year, and the number of doctors has risen by 9,306.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock thanks the NHS workforce for the dedication they have shown in the national effort against coronavirus (COVID-19).
A new government package worth £172 million will help to train thousands more nursing degree apprentices.
Letters from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS to clinical commissioning groups and local authorities.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke at the Royal College of Physicians about the future of healthcare.
The Health Secretary welcomes the launch of the new NHS People Plan as he launches a new bureaucracy-busting drive so staff can spend less time on paperwork and more time with patients.
Providers will work to vaccinate more than 30 million people during this flu season – millions more than received it last year.
The number of doctors in the NHS has also risen by 7,890, figures to the end of April 2020 show.
NHS dentists and doctors in England will receive a 2.8% pay rise, backdated to April 2020.
GP trainee numbers in England have risen for the third year running, with recruitment up a record 15% compared to the same point last year.
Applicants to nursing courses in England are up 16% as the NHS employs a record number of nurses and midwives.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's words for the NHS's 72nd birthday.
More students will have the opportunity to apply for places on nursing, midwifery or allied health professional courses in England, following unprecedented demand.
The number of nurses in the NHS increased by 12,131 compared to last year, and the number of doctors has risen by 6,629, figures published today to the end of March show.
The health minister's letter thanks directors of public health and their teams for their response to COVID-19 so far.
A pioneering scheme to provide new antibiotics to NHS patients by offering to pay pharmaceutical companies upfront for their work will start this week.
GAD was involved in the analysis and planning of the new life assurance scheme for frontline NHS staff and social care workers in England.
Award holders can apply for a one-year extension to national Clinical Excellence Awards due to expire on 1 April 2021.
Professor Kevin Davies has been appointed as Medical Director of the Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) for 3 years from 1 July 2020.
Florence Nightingale commemorated in Rome on 12 May 2020.
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