85.4% of NHS staff in England are British. 5.8% report an Asian nationality and 5.4% are EU nationals. This varies in different parts of the country. In London, 27% of staff report a non-British nationality. In the North East and Yorkshire the proportion is 7%. In total, 212 different nationalities were represented among NHS staff in March 2021. As shown on graphic below, more
22% of doctors are nationals of non-EU countries Turkish physicians at surprisingly low rate The majority of NHS staff in England are British, but around 15% are not. Around 190,000 out of 1.35 million staff report a non-British nationality. This is 14.6% of all staff for whom a nationality is known, or one in seven(1). Between them, these staff hold over 200 different nationalities. Over
