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NO MEDICAL ADVICE - This is an NHS discussions subreddit, not a service to ask for, or give medical advice. Welcome to r/NHS, an un-affiliated community for NHS news, sharing information, and discussions.

33k subscribers316 posts / mo in Sep 2026277 authors / mosince 2010

r/nhs has 33k members (+17% over the last 12 months). It gets about 316 posts a month from 277 people. Top topics: NHS Staffing and Funding Crisis, NHS Pay Rise and Nursing Challenges.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+17%in 12 months · +3.1% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 202633k
Growing33k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−18%vs Sep 2025 · −17% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026316
QuieterPeaked at 494 in Feb 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. NHS Staffing and Funding Crisis2.6%
  2. NHS Pay Rise1.2%
  3. Nursing Challenges1.2%
  4. NHS Privatization and GP Issues0.9%
  5. CNA Jobs & Nursing0.7%

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research