In June 2023, the regional vacancy rates of the NHS workforce in London varied greatly per sector. The NHS workforce vacancy rate in the first quarter of 2023/24 stood at 6.4 percent in the ambulance sector, whereas it stood at 14.4 percent in the sector of mental health. Vacancy figures decreased in March 2020, which corresponds to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vacancy rates of the NHS workforce in the London region from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by sector
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 rates of the NHS workforce in the London region from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297969/nhs-london-workforce-regional-vacancy-rate/
NHS. "Vacancy rates of the NHS workforce in the London region from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by sector." Chart. August 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297969/nhs-london-workforce-regional-vacancy-rate/
NHS. (2023). Vacancy rates of the NHS workforce in the London region from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297969/nhs-london-workforce-regional-vacancy-rate/
NHS. "Vacancy Rates of The Nhs Workforce in The London Region from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297969/nhs-london-workforce-regional-vacancy-rate/
NHS, Vacancy rates of the NHS workforce in the London region from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297969/nhs-london-workforce-regional-vacancy-rate/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Vacancy rates of the NHS workforce in the London region from Q1 2018/19 to Q1 2023/24, by sector [Graph], NHS, August 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297969/nhs-london-workforce-regional-vacancy-rate/
