Information on how many Nursing & Midwifery staff have (a) joined and (b) left the NHS since 2011-12 can be found in the following table: Nursing & Midwifery Staff Group - Joiners and Leavers by Financial year in Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) Financial Year Joiners Leavers 2011-12 2,536.8 3,108.9 2012-13 3,677.7 3,173.7 2013-14 4,507.4 3,382.2 2014-15 4,870.5 3,774.5 2015-16 4,460.1 4,074.1 2016-17 4,913.2 4,293.0 2017-18 4,684.4 4,324.4 2018-19 4,611.5 4,133.3 2019-20 5,204.1 4,132.2 2020-21 6,862.1 3,647.2 Source: Scottish Workforce Information Standard System (SWISS) S6W-03209