Department of Health written question – answered at on 9 October 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of nurses employed by the NHS in full-time positions 12 months ago remain in full-time employment in the NHS today; and what the retention rates for full-time nursing staff in (a) 2000, (b) 2005 and (c) 2010.
NHS Digital publishes quarterly data on turnover of staff working in the National Health Service in England.
82.9% of nurses who were employed by the NHS in full time position in May 2016 were identified as employed by the NHS in a full-time position in May 2017.
85.6% of nurses who were employed by the NHS in full time position in May 2010 were identified as employed by the NHS in a full-time position in May 2011.
Data prior to 2009 is not available.
Source: NHS Digital, Provisional NHS Hospital and Community Health Service monthly workforce statistics
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