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Three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post
	Paediatrics				Community learning disabilities
	as at 31 March		as at 30 September		as at 31 March		as at 30 September
	3 month vacancy rate (%)	3 month vacancy number	Staff in post (full-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)	3 month vacancy rate (%)	3 month vacancy number	Staff in post (full-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)
2008	0.6	87	15,416	18,923	0.2	6	2,986	3,512
2007	0.7	106	15,302	18,634	2.5	83	3,170	3,576
2006	1.1	177	15,412	19,178	0.5	15	3,261	3,748
2005	1.7	263	15,258	18,917	2.3	78	3,325	3,752
2004	2.6	397	14,825	18,437	2.5	81	3,289	3,705

Three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post
	Other learning disabilities				Community psychiatry
	as at 31 March		as at 30 September		as at 31 March		as at 30 September
	3 month vacancy rate (%)	3 month vacancy number	Staff in post (full-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)	3 month vacancy rate (%)	3 month vacancy number	Staff in post (full-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)
2008	0.3	9	3,607	4,106	0.6	96	15,275	17,115
2007	5.6	213	3,597	4,007	0.4	57	15,208	17,076
2006	1.1	46	4,106	5,076	1.6	228	14,480	15,844
2005	2.3	98	4,201	4,904	2.3	316	13,627	14,909
2004	2.1	94	4,535	5,245	1.9	235	12,064	13,173

Three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post
	Other psychiatry				Midwives
	as at 31 March		as at 30 September		as at 31 March		as at 30 September
	3 month vacancy rate (%)	3 month vacancy number	Staff in post (full-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)	3 month vacancy rate (%)	3 month vacancy number	Staff in post (full-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)
2008	0.6	179	27,327	31,384	0.8	159	19,298	25,093
2007	0.1	24	27,508	31,402	0.5	91	18,862	24,469
2006	1.5	434	28,049	32,709	1.0	185	18,949	24,808
2005	3.1	881	27,959	32,481	1.8	348	18,854	24,844
2004	4.7	1,282	27,319	31,555	3.3	619	18,444	23,941

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22 Apr 2009 : Column 718W

Three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post
	District n urses				Health v isitors
	as at 31 March		as at 30 September		as at 31 March		as at 30 September
	3 month vacancy rate (%)	3 month vacancy number	Staff in post (full-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)	3 month vacancy rate (%)	3 month vacancy number	Staff in post (full-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)
2008	0.2	21	8,814	10,779	0.3	29	9,056	11,569
2007	0.5	45	9,180	11,270	0.2	23	9,376	12,034
2006	0.7	67	9,706	12,067	0.6	60	9,809	12,818
2005	1.8	186	10,000	12,827	2.1	218	10,137	13,303
2004	2.3	241	10,496	13,292	3.2	324	9,999	12,984

Three month vacancy rates, numbers and staff in post
	Qualified school nurses				Other qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff
	as at 31 March		as at 30 September		as at 31 March		as at 30 September
	3 month vacancy rate (%)	3 month vacancy number	Staff in post (full-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)	3 month vacancy rate (%)	3 month vacancy number	Staff in post (full-time equivalent)	Staff in post (headcount)
2008	0.4	10	2,232	3,162	0.3	105	34,705	45,493
2007	0.4	7	2,053	2,968	0.5	159	33,908	44,990
2006	0.6	12	1,913	2,887	0.7	245	33,299	46,511
2005	1.9	31	1,619	2,409	1.5	465	30,800	43,667
2004	2.2	40	797	1,188	2.7	693	27,485	39,988
Three month vacancy notes: 1. Vacancy data are from the Vacancies Survey. 2. Three month vacancy information is as at 31 March each specified year. 3. Three month vacancies are vacancies which Trusts are actively trying to fill, which had lasted for three months or more (full time equivalents). 4. Three month Vacancy Rates are three month vacancies expressed as a percentage of three month vacancies plus staff in post. 5. Three month Vacancy Rates are calculated using staff in post from the Non-Medical Workforce Census September each previous year. 6. Percentages are rounded to one decimal place. General notes: 1. Vacancy and staff in post numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number. 2. Calculating the vacancy rates using the above data may not equal the actual vacancy rates. Sources: The NHS Information Centre for health and social care Vacancies survey. The NHS Information Centre for health and social care Non-Medical Workforce census.

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