Abstract
Abstract This chapter details the size and occupational composition of the frontline health and social care workforce in the UK. It details the size of the workforce in health and social care industry which supports the frontline workforce. It reports the long-run growth in the frontline health and social care workforce in the UK and details the growth in the number of nurses, doctors, care workers, and Allied Health Professions since the start of the twentieth century and in particular since the founding of the NHS. It reports how the growth in the frontline workforce compares to employment growth in general and how the UK compares to other countries. It details the occupational composition of the frontline workforce in each of the four nations of the UK and in hospitals and general practice. It reports the gender composition and the ethnic diversity of the frontline workforce, the dependency of frontline care on workers trained abroad, and it reveals the importance of women and ethnic minorities in the delivery of health and social care in the UK.
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