Nurses: West Midlands
(asked on 8th January 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many vacant NHS registered nursing positions there are in the West Midlands.
NHS Improvement collects vacancy rates of medical and nursing staff from NHS providers.
The latest NHS Improvement estimate as at 30 September 2018, is that in the West Midlands there are 3,898 full time equivalent nursing and midwifery vacancies.
NHS Improvement counts a vacancy when no permanent member of staff occupies a post, even when it is filled by bank and agency staff.
The latest NHS Improvement estimate as at 30 September 2018, is that in England overall, roughly 80% of nursing and midwifery vacancies are filled by a combination of bank and agency staff.
This information can be found at the following link:
Posts may be vacant, for a variety of reasons including maternity and career breaks. Trusts make decisions based on local needs about how they fill these posts, including looking at short-term options for cover, including bank and agency staff.