Claim: There are a record 6,000 more doctors and a record 12,000 more nurses than a year ago
Fact-check: Increase in doctors and nurses does not include Covid-19 returners - Full Fact
Verdict: this is correct, according to workforce statistics published by nhs digital for march 2020. it does not include returners or trainees who joined the workforce during the covid-19 pandemic.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Pippa Allen-Kinross
Date published: 2020-07-10T00:00:00