Breakdown of number of nursing, healthcare assistants or decontamination staff per service, vacancy rate and percentage absence through sickness in March 2021
| Role | WTE per service median (IQR) | Vacancy rate (% of vacancy out of total desired pool) Mean±SD | Absence through sickness (%) Mean±SD |
| Band 8—nurse lead over large service/multiple sites | 0.6 (0–1) | 5.2%±20.1% | 0.06%±0.6% |
| Band 7—nurse lead/senior sister/charge nurse | 1 (1–1) | 4.1%±16.4% | 1.11%±7.1% |
| Band 6—senior nurse/ODP/nurse lead/sister | 2.3 (1–4.6) | 8.0%±18.0% | 3.31%±12.0% |
| Band 5—registered nurses, operating department practitioners | 9.7 (2.9–20.5) | 16.5%±20.2% | 6.5%±10.5% |
| Band 4—assistant practitioners, senior healthcare assistants with expanded roles | 0.8 (0–2) | 6.0%±16.1% | 2.0%±9.8% |
| Band 3—decontamination staff, healthcare assistants | 2 (1–5.3) | 10.3%±21.2% | 3.67%±9.7% |
| Band 2—decontamination staff, healthcare assistants | 2 (0.5–6.6) | 9.2%±16.1% | 5.1%±13.3% |
ODP, operating department practitioner; WTE, whole time equivalent.