HOSPITALS in North West London, including Hillingdon, Ealing and Harrow, are filling only one in 50 vacancies. It is the capital’s second worst performing region.
Figures show that, across London, hospitals able to fill only one in 25 advertised nurse vacancies.
NHS Digital says that last September nurse vacancies hit a high of 7,659 in the capital, with just 4% (one in 25) of advertised nursing posts being successfully filled.
London’s recruitment rate is the second worst in the country and is significantly worse than the national recruitment rate of one in seven.
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The latest data from NHS Digital shows that in North West London just 42 nurses were recruited out of 2,545 posts (less than one in 50).
The situation was markedly better in other areas of the country such as the West Midlands where NHS providers recruited 1,196 for 2,817 roles advertised (42 per cent).
Royal College of Nursing London warns that the staffing situation in the capital is likely to be much worse as multiple vacancies at NHS Trusts are often advertised and recorded as single posts.
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