In June 2023, the regional vacancy rates of the NHS workforce in England ranged from 6.7 to 11.6 percent. The NHS workforce vacancy rate in the first quarter of 2023/2024 stood at 7.3 percent in North East and Yorkshire, whereas it stood at 11.6 percent in London. Vacancy figures decreased in March 2020, which corresponds to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by region
A vacancy is defined as a post that is unfilled by permanent or fixed-term staff. Some vacant posts may be filled by agency or temporary staff, but these posts are still considered to be vacancies.
The number of vacancies is the difference between the number of reported full-time equivalent (FTE) permanent or fixed-term staff in post and planned workforce levels (i.e. the total funded or budgeted establishment on an FTE basis). The number of vacancies is on an FTE basis.
The vacancy rate is a calculation of the FTE number of vacancies as a percentage of planned FTE workforce levels.
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NHS. (August 24, 2023). Vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297856/nhs-england-workforce-regional-vacancy-rate/
NHS. "Vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by region." Chart. August 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297856/nhs-england-workforce-regional-vacancy-rate/
NHS. (2023). Vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297856/nhs-england-workforce-regional-vacancy-rate/
NHS. "Vacancy Rate of The Nhs Workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297856/nhs-england-workforce-regional-vacancy-rate/
NHS, Vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297856/nhs-england-workforce-regional-vacancy-rate/ (last visited October 11, 2024)
Vacancy rate of the NHS workforce in England from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by region [Graph], NHS, August 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297856/nhs-england-workforce-regional-vacancy-rate/