NHS has 100,000 vacancies as finances worsen

One in every 11 NHS posts in England are currently unfilled, a vacancy rate that regulators say has contributed to one of the most challenging winter periods in NHS history.NHS Improvement's quarterly performance report for the three months to December revealed there are around 100,000 vacancies in England.The regulator said the staff shortage impacted on attempts to keep up with soaring demand that saw 5.6m people visit A&E in the quarter, 250,000 more than in the same period the previous y