Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, what are the latest figures for the number of vacancies NHS England has for (1) doctors, (2) nurses, (3) other medically qualified staff, (4) clerical staff, and (5) other ancillary workers.
NHS Digital publishes vacancy data for National Health Service hospital trusts for doctors, registered nurses including nurses, health visitors and midwives and other staff. Information on other staff groups is not collected centrally.
The latest available data for December 2021 shows there are 8,158 doctor vacancies, 39,652 nursing and midwifery vacancies and 62,382 other staff.