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SECTION B – NHS QUALIFIED NURSE STAFFINGESTABLISHMENTS AND VACANCY RATESHeadlines——Table 1a shows the reported nurse staffing establishments and vacancy ratesby region (for week commencing 6 Jan 2014)*.There are:— 126330.74 FTE established nursing posts across the 89 organisations thatprovided this information— The overall vacancy rate across these 89 organisations is calculated at10 per cent (12566.35 FTE) i.e. posts not permanently occupied— The number of qualified nursing posts in these 89 organisations filled byagency staff is 2087.76 (FTE).— A breakdown of regional establishment and vacancy rates is provided inTable 1a.——60 surveyed organisations are looking to increase qualified nurse numbersoverall (Figure 1.4). Almost half of these organisations (28) reported that thisis part of a skill mix review as a result of the publication of national saferstaffing guidance.*Care must be taken when interpreting the trends because 100 per cent responserate was not achieved for the vacancy establishment data, thus the informationmay not be representative of a regional/national picture. Checks have been madeto authenticate this data as far as possible against National NHS WorkforceStatistics (for October 2013) and these figures would appear to be in line.The regional response rate for establishment data is provided in Table 1a.May 2014 11NHS Qualified Nurse Supply and Demand Survey – findings