A survey has been published looking into the supply and demand of qualified nurses.
The survey has revealed:
- There are 12,566 FTE nurse vacancies across the trusts who responded. This is equivalent to a 10% vacancy rate overall.
- 83% of organisations reported that there are nursing workforce shortages.
- 60 organisations aim to increase qualified nurse numbers, this is as a result of the publication of national safe staffing guidance.
- Over the past 12 months, 45% of organisations say they have been forced to recruit from overseas, 96% recruited from European Economic Area countries.
- 8% of organisations have vacancies of 110 to 250 FTE nurses.
Source: Nursing Standard, Vol 28
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