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<p>NHS Improvement collects vacancy rates of medical and nursing staff from NHS providers.</p><p>
</p><p>The latest NHS Improvement estimate as at 30 September 2018, is that in the
West Midlands there are 3,898 full time equivalent nursing and midwifery vacancies.</p><p>
</p><p>NHS Improvement counts a vacancy when no permanent member of staff occupies
a post, even when it is filled by bank and agency staff.</p><p> </p><p>The latest
NHS Improvement estimate as at 30 September 2018, is that in England overall, roughly
80% of nursing and midwifery vacancies are filled by a combination of bank and agency
staff.</p><p> </p><p>This information can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="https://improvement.nhs.uk/documents/3520/Performance_of_the_NHS_provider_sector_for_the_month_ended_30_Sept_18_FINAL.pdf"
target="_blank">https://improvement.nhs.uk/documents/3520/Performance_of_the_NHS_provider_sector_for_the_month_ended_30_Sept_18_FINAL.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>Posts may be vacant, for a variety of reasons including maternity and career
breaks. Trusts make decisions based on local needs about how they fill these posts,
including looking at short-term options for cover, including bank and agency staff.</p><p><strong>
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