
NHS workforce vacancy rates in North West 2018/19-2021/22, by sector
In December 2021, the regional vacancy rates of the NHS workforce in England's North West region varied greatly per sector. The NHS workforce vacancy rate in the third quarter of 2021/22 stood at 1.8 percent in the ambulance sector, whereas it stood at 9.5 percent in the sector of mental health. Vacancy figures decreased in March 2020, which corresponds to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.