How many nurses are registered UK: Regulator Register Series
The Regulator Register Series carries 6 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 1.70 to 21 percent, read 12 October 2026.
2 of the 12 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
By measure
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| measuregdc-register-growth | 4.7% | 4.7 to 4.7% | 1 |
| measuredentist-register-growth | 3.4% | 3.4 to 3.4% | 1 |
| measuredental-nurse-register-growth | 5.4% | 5.4 to 5.4% | 1 |
| measuredental-therapist-register-growth | 21% | 21 to 21% | 1 |
| measurenmc-register-growth | 1.7% | 1.7 to 1.7% | 1 |
| measureuk-educated-joiner-change | 4.9% | 4.9 to 4.9% | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDC: annual Registration Statistical Report 2025 announcement | 21% | dental-therapist-register-growth | 2026-10-12 |
| GDC: annual Registration Statistical Report 2025 announcement | 5.4% | dental-nurse-register-growth | 2026-10-12 |
| NMC registration data reports | 4.9% | uk-educated-joiner-change | 2026-10-12 |
| GDC: annual Registration Statistical Report 2025 announcement | 4.7% | gdc-register-growth | 2026-10-12 |
| GDC: annual Registration Statistical Report 2025 announcement | 3.4% | dentist-register-growth | 2026-10-12 |
| NMC registration data reports | 1.7% | nmc-register-growth | 2026-10-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (6)
- GDC: annual Registration Statistical Report 2025 announcement, read 2026-10-12:
The number of registered dental therapists grew by 21% to 8,661, while the number of dental hygienists increased by 11% to 11,292; and 71% (1,044) of new dental therapist registrations and 55% (591) of dental hygienist registrations were from internationally qualified dentists who joined the register with DCP titles, a route that has now closed.
- GDC: annual Registration Statistical Report 2025 announcement, read 2026-10-12:
The number of dental nurses increased by 6,473 (5.4%) to 68,472.
- NMC registration data reports, read 2026-10-12:
The number of UK-educated professionals joining the Register also fell by 4.9% compared to the same time last year, contributing to the slower growth.
- GDC: annual Registration Statistical Report 2025 announcement, read 2026-10-12:
We have today published our annual Registration Statistical Report for 2025, showing a 4.7% increase in the number of registered dental professionals in the UK over the past year.
- GDC: annual Registration Statistical Report 2025 announcement, read 2026-10-12:
The number of dentists increased by 3.4% to 47,916, and dental care professionals (DCP) by 5.5% to 83,764.
- NMC registration data reports, read 2026-10-12:
However, the rate of growth of the Register has almost halved – between April 2025 and March 2026 the Register grew by just 1.7% compared to 3.3% between April 2024 and March 2025.
Read in full, publishes no figure
10 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- HCPC: the Register, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- HCPC: register summary, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- HCPC: register over time, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- HCPC: registrant data and statistics, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- GMC data explorer, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- GMC: our registers, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- GPhC registers data, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- GPhC registers, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- GDC: dental professionals' working patterns data, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- GOsC news and resources (the register and CPD reports), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
2 of the 12 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 10 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 6 figures, never sentences; 16 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per regulator per publication date: registrants on the register, joiners, leavers and (where the regulator publishes it) the share audited or revalidated, taken from the regulator's own data report; the derivation is the series across regulators on one axis - registrants per regulator over time and the leaver rate - which lets a page say how many registrants are due to revalidate in a given month, a figure no regulator publishes because each publishes only its own
16 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (12)
- NMC registration data reports(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HCPC: the Register(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HCPC: register summary(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HCPC: register over time(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HCPC: registrant data and statistics(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GMC data explorer(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GMC: our registers(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GPhC registers data(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GPhC registers(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GDC: dental professionals' working patterns data(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GDC: annual Registration Statistical Report 2025 announcement(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOsC news and resources (the register and CPD reports)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Regulator Register Series carries 6 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 1.70 to 21 percent, read 12 October 2026.
2 of the 12 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
Regulator Register Series, measure gdc-register-growth: median 4.70 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Regulator Register Series, measure dentist-register-growth: median 3.40 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Regulator Register Series, measure dental-nurse-register-growth: median 5.40 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Regulator Register Series, measure dental-therapist-register-growth: median 21 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Regulator Register Series, measure nmc-register-growth: median 1.70 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Regulator Register Series, measure uk-educated-joiner-change: median 4.90 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Cite as: "revalidationtracker.co.uk Regulator Register Series", updated 2026-10-18, https://revalidationtracker.co.uk/datasets/regulator-register-series/.
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Questions this data answers
How many registrants does each UK healthcare regulator hold, and how many join, leave or are audited each year?
The Regulator Register Series carries 6 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 1.70 to 21 percent, read 12 October 2026.
Where do the figures in the Regulator Register Series come from?
Every figure is quoted from its source's own page and dated (last read 12 Oct 2026). 12 named sources were read and 2 publish a figure; the 10 that publish none are recorded as not published, never estimated.