The number of managers and senior managers working in the NHS in England decreased last year, alongside an overall expansion in the size of the workforce, according to a report from The NHS Information Centre (IC).
Final figures state that there were 1,431,557 staff (including bank) working for the NHS in England on 30 September 2010. This was an increase of 0.7% since 30 September 2009 and an increase of 27.9% since 2000. The latest workforce census shows an increase in almost all staff categories but a decrease in numbers for managers and senior managers and for bank nursing staff. The publication covers hospital, community, general and personal medical services. The NHS IC has also published provisional figures for December 2010 for key Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) staff groups. The provisional figures are said to show that most trends in the year to September 2010 have continued.
