More nurses and midwives working in NHS
There are more nurses and midwives working in the NHS. NHS England data for November shows the number of nurses working in the NHS in England is now at almost 372,411 – the highest recorded number ever, meaning there over 20,000 more in the NHS workforce going into this winter compared with last year. The number of midwives has grown by more than 1,000 from last year to 23,396 – the largest number of midwives ever.