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Nursing vacancies up 21% in year as Royal College of Nursing says strikes for fair pay are the answer
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NHS nurse vacancies leapt by 21 per cent in the last year as thousands more quit, worsening the service’s crisis.
New NHS data shows the number of nursing vacancies reached 46,828 — up from 38,814 in April-June 2021.
The announcement came as the biggest nursing union, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), prepares to ballot its members on strike action over pay.
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