§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide a regional breakdown of the hard to fill (three months or more)(a) nursing vacancies and (b) midwifery vacancies as of September, and a regional breakdown of all nursing vacancies as of September. [142221]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information on vacancies as of September 2000 is not available centrally. The data collected at 31 March 2000 were only for three months or longer vacancies.
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Department of Health vacancies survey, March 2000 Three month vacancies1 in NHS regional office areas, qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff Whole-time equivalents All qualified staff Midwives England 9,870 490 Northern and Yorkshire 840 30 Trent 490 2— West Midlands 950 20 North West 780 10 Eastern 1,130 80 London 3,130 220 South East 1,890 80 South West 600 40 Others 60 0 1 Posts that had been vacant for three months or more at 31 March 2000 2 Five or less and greater than zero. Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10
2. Figures exclude learners and agency staff
Source:
Department of Health Vacancies Survey 2000