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Leadership vacancies in the NHS
A third of NHS trusts have at least one board-level position that is not permanently filled.
On average, nursing director posts remain vacant for 9.1 months – the longest time of any board position. This is longer than vacancies for finance directors (5.2 months) and operations directors (7.4 months).
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Trusts in special measures find it particularly difficult to recruit and retain senior executives. 17% of trusts in special measures do not have a permanent CEO, which is two and a half times higher than across all trusts.
There are issues finding suitable candidates for some roles. In almost 40% of recruitment rounds for medical director roles, there is only one candidate who is suitable for interview.
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About 77% of the NHS workforce are women, but women are under-represented in senior roles. Women hold 40% of NHS board positions.
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On average, NHS trust CEOs spend just over two and a half years in post. Our research suggests that long-term stable leadership is an important factor in creating cultures of good-quality care.
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