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NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) filled and (b) unfilled full-time equivalent roles there were in each of the NHS regional teams in (i) 2023-24, (ii) 2024-25 and (iii) 2025-26.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
4 Jun 2025
Answer
20 Jun 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) filled and (b) unfilled full-time equivalent roles there were in each of the NHS regional teams in (i) 2023-24, (ii) 2024-25 and (iii) 2025-26.

  2. 4 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The following table sets out the full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in NHS England’s regional teams as of 30 March 2025:Directorates / RegionsBudgeted FTEStaff List FTEVacant FTEVacancy RateRegion - East of England804.1650.2153.919.10%Region - London1,032.5...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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