More than 80,000 NHS posts vacant, says report More than 86,000 NHS posts were vacant between January 2017 and March 2017, figures for England suggest.
Statistics from NHS Digital, which collates data, shows the number of vacancies climbed by almost 8,000 compared to the same period in 2016.
Nurses and midwives accounted for the highest proportion of shortages, with 11,400 vacant posts in March 2017.
The Department of Health said staffing was a priority and that more money was being invested in frontline staff.
The data includes job adverts published on the NHS Jobs website between February 2015 and March 2017. BBC News
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Statistics from NHS Digital, which collates data, shows the number of vacancies climbed by almost 8,000 compared to the same period in 2016.
Nurses and midwives accounted for the highest proportion of shortages, with 11,400 vacant posts in March 2017.
The Department of Health said staffing was a priority and that more money was being invested in frontline staff.
The data includes job adverts published on the NHS Jobs website between February 2015 and March 2017. BBC News
See also:
- NHS job vacancies have rocketed by 30% in 2 years The Daily Mail
- Soaring NHS vacancies prompt warnings of 'desperate' understaffing The Guardian
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