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  • 1.9.10

    Long-term vacancy rates have fallen for most major NHS staff groups in England with the exception of midwives and GPs, according to data from The NHS Information Centre.

    The NHS Vacancies Survey, England, 31 March 2010 shows that 0.5% (4,667) of jobs across the NHS overall have been vacant for three months or more (three-month vacancy rate), compared to 0.6% (5,529) the previous year and 1.6% (14,876) in 2005.

    Total vacancies stood at 2.1% (21,351), compared to 2.9% (28,616) the previous year.

  • 1.9.10

    Recruiters across the country are bracing themselves for unemployment levels to break 10% in more than half of UK regions.

    A new report from economic consultants the Centre for Economics and Business Research (cebr) predicts that unemployment will exceed 10% in most of the UK’s regions over the next five years, with the North East, Yorkshire & the Humber, West Midlands, Wales, Northern Ireland and the North West bearing the brunt of anticipated increases. The North West is expected to face the biggest reduction in economic output.

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