Written question WQ85120
- Asked by
- Buffy WilliamsLabour
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
What discussions has the Minister had with health boards in Wales regarding publishing nurse vacancy rates?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
NHS Wales organisations actively manage their workforce when vacancies arise. There are now more doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals working in the NHS in Wales than ever before.
Officials continue to work with Knowledge and Analytical Services, Health Education and Improvement Wales, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and health boards to improve data, intelligence and analytics across a range of workforce metrics. NHS Wales vacancy data for the directly employed workforce will be routinely collected and published in the coming months.