Nursing near you: East Midlands

Welcome to the East Midlands

The East Midlands is the fourth-largest English region by area, stretching from Northamptonshire in the south to Nottinghamshire further north.

Most East Midlanders live in urban areas, with about a third residing in rural areas. The region has a growing and aging population.

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 5,158,060
On average, 52.7% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (9,731 individual cases)
7,013 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (169.8 deaths per 100,000 people)
40,089 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 67.3%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 223,342 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (27.1%)
12,100 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (23.3%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 607 children died before their first birthday (4.6 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 349,696 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (24.9%)
18,865 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (2,063 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 1,050 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 6.7% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 78.5 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 82.4 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 61.2 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 19,010 NHS nurses and health visitors in this region
As of August 2023, there were 36.9 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the regional population
As of August 2023, there were 28,449 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 55.2 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the regional population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 26,866 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 1,583 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 48,704 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, £82,785,545 was spent on agency registered nurses

5,158,060 Population of region

19,010 Full-time equivalent NHS nurses and health visitors

Statistics by local integrated care system (ICS)

NHS Derby and Derbyshire

Population health

This ICS has a population of 1,111,009
On average, 52.5% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (2,322 individual cases)
1,641 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (177.0 deaths per 100,000 people)
9,625 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 69.3%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 47,244 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (27.9%)
2,595 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (23.6%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 121 children died before their first birthday (4.6 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 76,334 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (23.6%)
4,865 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (2,358 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 210 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 5.9% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 78.3 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 82.0 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 59.6 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 62.1 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 6,529 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 58.8 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 6,720 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 60.5 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 6,378 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 342 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 12,621 fixed-term equivalent days had been lost to workforce sickness
As of March 2023, the overall workforce sickness rate was 6.1%
Between January and December 2022, £8,910,991 was spent on agency registered nurses

NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Population health

This ICS has a population of 1,185,265
On average, 51.9% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (1,726 individual cases)
1,426 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (170.6 deaths per 100,000 people)
7,812 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 67.0%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 54,320 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (29.7%)
2,520 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (21.7%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 155 children died before their first birthday (5.3 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 101,348 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (39.5%)
3,270 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (1,747 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 230 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 5.8% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 78.5 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 82.3 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 61.2 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 60.6 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 5,430 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 45.8 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 5,609 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 47.3 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 5,325 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 284 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 8,746 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, £9,950,000 was spent on agency registered nurses

NHS Lincolnshire

Population health

This ICS has a population of 806,534
On average, 50.0% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (1,834 individual cases)
1,200 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (158.2 deaths per 100,000 people)
7,468 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 63.0%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 32,187 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (25.1%)
1,840 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (23.2%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 69 children died before their first birthday (3.6 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 72,307 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (31.9%)
3,085 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (1,712 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 200 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 6.8% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 78.7 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 82.7 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 62.5 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 60.7 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 3,212 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 39.8 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 3,607 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 44.7 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 3,274 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 333 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 5,903 fixed-term equivalent days had been lost to workforce sickness
As of March 2023, the overall workforce sickness rate was 5.9%
Between January and December 2022, £13,377,568 was spent on agency registered nurses

NHS Northamptonshire

Population health

This ICS has a population of 814,554
On average, 54.3% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (1,574 individual cases)
1,071 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (157.6 deaths per 100,000 people)
5,392 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 63.2%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 31,445 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (20.7%)
1,970 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (22.3%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 99 children died before their first birthday (4.2 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 15,109 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (6.8%)
3,080 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (2,278 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 200 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 9.0% of deaths were excess winter deaths.

Life expectancy

The life expectancy at birth for males is 79.3 years
The life expectancy at birth for females is 83.0 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 63.9 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 64.3 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 3,839 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 47.1 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 4,010 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 49.2 NHS and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 3,739 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 271 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 7,002 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, £13,243,475 was spent on agency registered nurses

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

Population health

This ICS has a population of 1,240,698
On average, 54.9% of cancers were diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 in 2021 (2,275 individual cases)
1,675 deaths among people aged under 75 were from preventable causes (185.9 deaths per 100,000 people)
9,792 people aged under 65 were diagnosed with dementia in 2023. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for people aged under 65 is 73.9%.
Between 2021 and 2022, 58,146 children under the age of 16 came from low-income families (32.1%)
3,175 children aged 10 and 11 in school year 6 are obese (25.6%)
Between 2019 and 2021, 163 children died before their first birthday (5.1 infants per 1,000)
Between 2018 and 2023, 84,598 eligible people aged 40 to 74 received an NHS health check (22.7%)
4,565 emergency hospital admissions were due to falls in people aged 65 and over (2,220 emergency hospital admissions per 100,000)
Between 2020 and 2021, 210 additional deaths occurred in winter compared with other times of the year. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 5.9% 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 82.2 years
The estimated average healthy life expectancy at birth for males is 59.9 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 58.5 years. This is a rough estimate due to missing data for a significant number of Local Authorities.

Workforce planning

There are 8,234 NHS nurses and health visitors in this ICS
As of August 2023, there were 66.4 NHS nurses and health visitors per 10,000 of the ICS population
As of August 2023, there were 8,503 nurses in Hospital and Community Health Service and GP settings (excluding health visitors)
There are 68.5 NHS nurses and GP nurses per 10,000 of the ICS population (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 8,149 Hospital and Community Health Service Nurses (excluding health visitors)
As of August 2023, there were 353 nurses working in general practice
As of March 2023, 14,433 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, £37,303,511 was spent on agency registered nurses