Nursing near you: London

Welcome to London

London is the smallest English region by area but the second most populous.

It’s home to the most ethnically diverse population in the UK and has a higher proportion of young children than any other English region.

This page was last updated in April 2024. We will update this page next in October 2024.

Key statistics for this region

Population health

This region has a population of 10,579,509
On average, 23.8% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (10,619 individual cases)
7,525 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (139.5 deaths per 100,000 people)
42,913 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 64.8%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 219,849 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (16.1%)
16,855 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (23.5%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 850 children died before their first birthday (3.4 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 611,885 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (32.8%)
22,965 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (2,216 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 1,620 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 10.8% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 80.1 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 84.4 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 64.6 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for females is 64.5 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 60,570 NHS nurses and health visitors in this region
As of August 2023, there were 57.3 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the regional population
As of August 2023, there were 61,356 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 58.0 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the regional population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 59,809 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 1,547 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 91,651 fixed-term equivalent days had been lost to workforce sickness
As of March 2023, the overall workforce sickness rate was 4.8%
Between January and December 2022, £234,561,265 was spent on agency registered nurses

10,579,509 Population of region

60,570 Full-time equivalent NHS nurses and health visitors

Statistics by local integrated care system (ICS)

NHS North Central London

Population health

This ICS has a population of 1,734,061
1,072 individual cases of cancer were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021
1,031 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (150.6 deaths per 100,000 people)
3,707 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 62.6%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 32,395 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (18.0%)
2,380 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (24.5%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 117 children died before their first birthday (3.2 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 65,535 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (25.5%)
2,350 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (2,139 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 170 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 8.5% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 80.0 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 84.7 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 63.6 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for females is 64.4 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 13,637 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 78.6 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 13,610 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 78.5 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 13,397 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 213 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 20,996 fixed-term equivalent days had been lost to workforce sickness
As of March 2023, the overall workforce sickness rate was 4.9%
Between January and December 2022, £37,328,644 was spent on agency registered nurses

NHS North East London

Population health

This ICS has a population of 2,342,205
On average, 36.1% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (1,040 individual cases)
837 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (169.3 deaths per 100,000 people)
3,269 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 63.4%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 34,717 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (21.5%)
2,330 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (26.7%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 114 children died before their first birthday (3.5 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 94,286 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (47.6%)
1,820 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (2,211 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 180 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 14.9% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 78.8 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 82.8 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 63.4 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for females is 61.1 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 11,401 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 48.7 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 11,605 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 49.5 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 11,259 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 346 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 16,617 fixed-term equivalent days had been lost to workforce sickness
As of March 2023, the overall workforce sickness rate was 4.6%
Between January and December 2022, £62,761,128 was spent on agency registered nurses

NHS North West London

Population health

This ICS has a population of 2,725,166
1,844 individual cases of cancer were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021
1,495 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (121.5 deaths per 100,000 people)
9,287 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 62.7%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 46,947 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (14.9%)
3,860 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (24.5%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 202 children died before their first birthday (3.4 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 176,613 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (39.7%)
5,060 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (2,337 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 310 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 10.1% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 80.7 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 85.6 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 64.6 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for females is 65.6 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 13,366 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 49.0 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 13,551 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 49.7 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 13,182 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 369 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 18,955 fixed-term equivalent days had been lost to workforce sickness
As of March 2023, the overall workforce sickness rate was 4.5%
Between January and December 2022, £54,827,883 was spent on agency registered nurses

NHS South East London

Population health

This ICS has a population of 2,051,571
On average, 25.7% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (4,647 individual cases)
3,071 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (142.2 deaths per 100,000 people)
18,079 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 64.6%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 77,351 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (15.5%)
5,765 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (22.9%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 292 children died before their first birthday (3.8 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 188,133 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (25.9%)
9,915 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (2,169 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 690 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 10.8% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 79.6 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 84.0 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 64.4 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for females is 63.5 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 14,869 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 72.5 nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 15,061 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 73.4 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 14,721 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 340 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 22,933 fixed-term equivalent days had been lost to workforce sickness
As of March 2023, the overall workforce sickness rate was 4.8%
Between January and December 2022, £48,436,365 was spent on agency registered nurses

NHS South West London

Population health

This ICS has a population of 1,726,507
On average, 33.3% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (2,016 individual cases)
1,091 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (114.1 deaths per 100,000 people)
8,571 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 70.8%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 28,439 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (10.4%)
2,520 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (19.0%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 125 children died before their first birthday (2.8 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 87,318 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (25.3%)
3,820 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (2,224 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 270 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 9.6% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 81.3 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 85.0 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 66.9 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for females is 67.9 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 7,296 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 42.3 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 7,529 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 43.6 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 7,250 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 279 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 12,151 fixed-term equivalent days had been lost to workforce sickness
As of March 2023, the overall workforce sickness rate was 5.3%
Between January and December 2022, £31,207,245 was spent on agency registered nurses