Internal Reference Number: FOI_8797
Date Request Received: 24/07/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 30/07/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Registered nursing recruitment
Request Category: Health
Question Number 1: Please supply information on registered nursing recruitment at your trust over the last two financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25, and the months since the start of the 2025-26 financial year, answering the following questions: 1. Are there currently, or have there been any recruitment freezes in place affecting solely, or including, the registered nurse workforce [i.e band 5 and up] in the last two financial years, and/or up to present day? I. If yes, have any of these recruitment freezes specifically targeted at entry level band 5 nurses [i.e: registered nurses on the starting pay point of band 5]? II. If yes, please provide the timeframes and reason for the freezes. | |
Answer To Question 1: No | |
Question Number 2: How many band 5 registered nurse vacancies do you currently have at your trust? | |
Answer To Question 2: We are 52 FTE over our establishment for band 5 RNs | |
Question Number 3: How many entry-level band 5 domestically trained/recruited nurses have you recruited at your trust during the last two years? [Please also detail separately any internationally recruited nurses you have taken on in same time period] | |
Answer To Question 3: 201 64 | |
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