In June 2023, the vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England stood at 8.9 percent. The NHS vacancy rate in the first quarter of 2023/2024 was 10.6 percent within the nursing workforce and 7.2 percent among doctors. Vacancy figures decreased in March and June 2020, which corresponds to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic when recruitment activity within the NHS was disrupted.
Vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by staff group
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Other statistics that may interest you NHS workforce shortages in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic NHS workforce: Number of HCHS staff 2023, by staff group
- Premium Statistic NHS expenditure on staff in the UK 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of NHS revenue expenditure going to staff pay 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce: number of HCHS nurses and health visitors leaving 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce: number of HCHS doctors leaving 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic NHS England workforce vacancies by staff group Q1 2018/19- Q1 2023/24
- Premium Statistic NHS England workforce vacancy rates by staff group Q1 2018/19-Q1 2023/24
- Premium Statistic NHS England workforce vacancy rates Q1 2018/19-Q1 2023/24, by region
Vacancy rates in various regions
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- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in East of England Q1 2018/19-Q1 2023/24, by sector
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in London Q1 2018/19-Q1 2023/24, by sector
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in the Midlands Q1 2018/19 - Q1 2023/24, by sector
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in North East and Yorkshire 2018/19-2023/24, by sector
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in North West 2018/19-2023/24, by sector
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in the South East 2018/19-2023/24, by sector
- Premium Statistic NHS workforce vacancy rates in the South West 2018/19-2023/24, by sector
Sickness absences
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- Basic Statistic Days lost to sickness absences within the NHS workforce in England 2009-2022
- Basic Statistic Reasons for sickness absences within the NHS workforce in England 2023
- Premium Statistic Sickness absence rates of NHS England staff 2009-2023
- Premium Statistic Regional sickness absence rates of NHS East of England staff 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Regional sickness absence rates of NHS London staff 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Regional sickness absence rates of NHS Midlands staff 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Regional sickness absence rates of NHS North East and Yorkshire staff 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Regional sickness absence rates of NHS North West of England staff 2009-2022
NHS staff survey
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- Premium Statistic Enthusiasm levels at work among NHS staff in England 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Average weekly unpaid overtime worked by NHS England staff 2018-2022
- Basic Statistic NHS England: views of staff on the impact that staffing have on their job 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic NHS England: views of staff on leaving their current organization 2018-2022
- Basic Statistic NHS England: likely destinations of staff considering to leave their job 2021-2022
Adult social care: care homes and domiciliary care
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- Basic Statistic Staff retaining challenges in the adult social care sector in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Recruiting challenges in the adult social care sector in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Maintaining morale of staff in the adult social care sector in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Access to agency staff in the adult social care sector in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Workforce challenges of adult social care providers in England 2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Access frequency of adult social care structures to agency staff in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Main reasons for home care staff to leave their position in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Main reasons for care home staff to leave their position in England 2021
Further related statistics
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- Number of hotel property and estates staff in the NHS in England 2004-2022
- Number of central functions staff in the NHS in England 2004-2022
- NHS workforce: Number of HCHS staff 2023, by staff group
- Effect of work on the physical health of hospital doctors and nurses in Europe 2017
- Hospital staff characteristics according to U.S. adults 2017, by gender
- Hospital staff characteristics according to U.S. adults 2017, by ethnicity
- NHS workforce: number of professionally qualified clinical staff HCHS 1995-2022
- Effect of work on the mental health of hospital doctors and nurses in Europe 2017
- Number of individuals per selected healthcare personnel in Cyprus 2010-2020
- NHS workforce: number of support staff in HCHS England 2009-2022
- Non-British health care workers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2018, by age
- NHS staff from outside the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by nationality and staff group
- NHS workforce: Number of ambulance personnel and trainees in HCHS 2009-2022
- Hospital staff characteristics according to U.S. health care workers 2017
- NHS workforce: Number of maintenance support staff ambulance services 2009-2022
- Manufacturing industry investment in environmental protection in Spain 2008-2021
- Production value of the manufacture of wearing apparel in Estonia 2012-2021
- Export volume of shrimps from Iceland 2011-2022
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- Number of hotel property and estates staff in the NHS in England 2004-2022
- Number of central functions staff in the NHS in England 2004-2022
- NHS workforce: Number of HCHS staff 2023, by staff group
- Effect of work on the physical health of hospital doctors and nurses in Europe 2017
- Hospital staff characteristics according to U.S. adults 2017, by gender
- Hospital staff characteristics according to U.S. adults 2017, by ethnicity
- NHS workforce: number of professionally qualified clinical staff HCHS 1995-2022
- Effect of work on the mental health of hospital doctors and nurses in Europe 2017
- Number of individuals per selected healthcare personnel in Cyprus 2010-2020
- NHS workforce: number of support staff in HCHS England 2009-2022
- Non-British health care workers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2018, by age
- NHS staff from outside the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by nationality and staff group
- NHS workforce: Number of ambulance personnel and trainees in HCHS 2009-2022
- Hospital staff characteristics according to U.S. health care workers 2017
- NHS workforce: Number of maintenance support staff ambulance services 2009-2022
- Manufacturing industry investment in environmental protection in Spain 2008-2021
- Production value of the manufacture of wearing apparel in Estonia 2012-2021
- Export volume of shrimps from Iceland 2011-2022
NHS. (August 24, 2023). Vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by staff group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269990/nhs-england-workforce-vacancy-rate-by-staff-group/
NHS. "Vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by staff group." Chart. August 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269990/nhs-england-workforce-vacancy-rate-by-staff-group/
NHS. (2023). Vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by staff group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269990/nhs-england-workforce-vacancy-rate-by-staff-group/
NHS. "Vacancy Rate of The Nhs Workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by Staff Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269990/nhs-england-workforce-vacancy-rate-by-staff-group/
NHS, Vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by staff group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269990/nhs-england-workforce-vacancy-rate-by-staff-group/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by staff group [Graph], NHS, August 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269990/nhs-england-workforce-vacancy-rate-by-staff-group/