One in 11 workers in England could be NHS staff by 2036-37, study shows

Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates workforce expansion plan means NHS would employ 49% of all public sector staff

One in 11 workers in England will be NHS employees by 2036-37 if Rishi Sunak's staffing plan for the health service goes ahead, new research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows.

The planned massive expansion of the NHS workforce also means that it would employ almost half (49%) of all public sector staff by then, the thinktank estimates. That compares with the 38% who did so in 2021-22.