PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mental Health Services: Vacancies (19 July 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff vacancies there are within Mental Health Trusts, by job role, as of 19 July 2022.
Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
Answer
This information is not held in the format requested. While NHS Digital collects data on vacancies in National Health Service trusts, it does not record information on all job roles other than registered nursing and medical staff.
In March 2022, there were 22,677 full-time equivalent vacancies in mental health trusts. Of this, there were 11,239 registered nursing vacancies and 1,515 vacancies for medical staff.
Answered by:
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
26 July 2022
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