Labour research reveals one in ten paramedic posts empty
Freedom of Information requests by Labour have revealed that ambulance trusts in England have over 1,100 ambulance staff vacancies.
Labour research reveals one in ten paramedic posts empty
Freedom of Information requests by Labour have revealed that ambulance trusts in England have over 1,100 ambulance staff vacancies.
The requests, to the English Ambulance Trusts, showed that there are 1171.97 paramedic and ambulance staff vacancies across England. There are 12,137 paramedics nationally.
The following figures show how many vacancies there are different services across England, based on the FOI requests made by Labour, or on board papers from the trust.
- London Ambulance Service: 359.79 vacancies
- North East Ambulance Service: 22.24 vacancies
- East Midlands Ambulance Service: 20 vacancies
- West Midlands Ambulance Service: 0 vacancies - West Midlands included 'emergency care practitioners'
- South East Coast Ambulance Service: 112 vacancies
- South West Ambulance Service: 140.6 vacancies
- South Central Ambulance Service: 152.5 vacancies
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service: 46.93 vacancies
- East of England Ambulance Service: 284.64 vacancies
- North West Ambulance Service: 33.27 vacancies
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