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The NHS employs more than 1.7m people. Of those, just under half are clinically qualified, including, 39,409 general practitioners (GPs), 410,615 nurses, 18,450 ambulance staff and 103,912 hospital and community health service (HCHS) medical and dental staff.

The NHS in England is the biggest part of the system by far, catering to a population of 52m and employing more than 1.4m people. The NHS in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland employ 155,312; 85,252 and 65,016 people respectively.

Correct as of: 24/10/2011

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Please clarify your question! Did you mean how many people are employed by the NHS in Scotland ? If so then this is not the same as the number of people who actually work !!

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The NHS is one of the largest employers in the world and currently employs just over 1.5 million people to cater to a population of over 50 million.

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