Vacancy rates reach 23% in speech and language therapy

Vacancy rates reach 23% in speech and language therapy In January 2023 we asked managers of speech and language therapy services to tell us about vacancy rates and recruitment issues both in the NHS and the independent sector.

The results paint a shocking picture with the average vacancy rate reaching 23% across the UK. Of the managers who responded, 96% managing children’s services and 90% managing adult services said recruitment is more or much more challenging than at any time in the last three years. This is pan-sector with vacancies just as high, if not higher, in non-NHS services. Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy

See also:

• Survey finds ‘alarming’ number of vacancies in speech and language therapy Evening Standard