Nursing near you: Yorkshire and the Humber

Welcome to Yorkshire and the Humber

Yorkshire and the Humber is the fifth largest English region by area and is home to the third most ethnically diverse population in the UK.

Overall, residents experience lower life expectancy and higher levels of poverty and deprivation than other English regions.

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 5,872,477
On average, 52.8% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (11,688 individual cases)
8,063 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (187.8 deaths per 100,000 people)
38,155 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 66.9%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 204,064 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (22.7%)
14,085 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (24.3%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 734 children died before their first birthday (4.6 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 317,588 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (19.7%)
18,395 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (1,946 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 1,230 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 7.0% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 77.8 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 81.6 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 60.3 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 31,764 NHS nurses and health visitors in this region
As of August 2023, there were 54.1 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the regional population
As of August 2023, there were 32,854 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 55.9 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the regional population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 30,974 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 1,880 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 56,749 fixed-term equivalent days had been lost to workforce sickness
As of March 2023, the overall workforce sickness rate was 5.5%
Between January and December 2022, £87,468,935 was spent on agency registered nurses

5,872,477 Population of region

31,764 Full-time equivalent NHS nurses and health visitors

Statistics by local integrated care system (ICS)

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire

Population health

This ICS has a population of 1,771,076
On average, 52.7% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (4,241 individual cases)
2,513 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (178.6 deaths per 100,000 people)
10,521 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 60.7%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 33,341 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (19.5%)
3,585 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (22.1%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 138 children died before their first birthday (3.4 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 84,057 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (15.0%)
6,415 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (1,770 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 350 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 5.7% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 78.6 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 82.2 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 61.4 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 62.9 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 8,136 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 45.9 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 8,324 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 47.0 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 7,712 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 612 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 13,048 fixed-term equivalent days had been lost to workforce sickness
As of March 2023, the overall workforce sickness rate was 5.1%
Between January and December 2022, £27,183,868 was spent on agency registered nurses

NHS South Yorkshire

Population health

This ICS has a population of 1,483,968
On average, 53.4% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (3,001 individual cases)
2,342 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (198.9 deaths per 100,000 people)
11,451 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 72.6%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 58,837 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (23.1%)
4,260 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (26.5%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 203 children died before their first birthday (4.9 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 60,145 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (15.8%)
5,145 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (2,092 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 490 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 9.4% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 77.2 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 80.7 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 58.6 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 59.2 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 10,112 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 68.1 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 10,334 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 69.6 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 9,867 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 466 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 18,507 fixed-term equivalent days had been lost to workforce sickness
As of March 2023, the overall workforce sickness rate was 5.7%
Between January and December 2022, £16,759,077 was spent on agency registered nurses

NHS West Yorkshire

Population health

This ICS has a population of 2,617,433
On average, 52.3% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (4,446 individual cases)
3,208 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (185.9 deaths per 100,000 people)
16,183 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 67.4%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 111,886 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (25.4%)
6,240 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (24.4%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 393 children died before their first birthday (5.4 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 173,386 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (28.3%)
6,835 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (1,976 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 390 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 6.0% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 77.7 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 81.8 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 60.8 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 61.3 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 13,516 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 51.6 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 14,196 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 54.2 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 13,394 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 802 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 25,194 fixed-term equivalent days had been lost to workforce sickness
As of March 2023, the overall workforce sickness rate was 5.8%
Between January and December 2022, £43,525,990 was spent on agency registered nurses