Descriptive statistics in 2019, by region*†
| East of England | London | Midlands | North East and Yorkshire | North West | South East | South West | |
| Locum intensity*, Median (25th–75th centile) |
0.19
(0.13 to 0.30) |
0.18
(0.08 to 0.28) |
0.26
(0.15 to 0.35) |
0.17
(0.08 to 0.35) |
0.21
(0.12 to 0.31) |
0.19
(0.11 to 0.27) |
0.13
(0.08 to 0.2) |
| Proportion of agency shifts (%) Median (25th–75th centile) |
78.1
(37 to 98.1) |
44.8
(26.6 to 87.5) |
75.6
(54.9 to 94.2) |
74.7
(51 to 99.5) |
65.3
(45.2 to 90.8) |
60
(34.3 to 88.9) |
77.9
(33.4 to 100) |
| Proportion of unfilled shifts† (% of requested shifts), Median (25th–75th centile) |
3.25
(0 to 13.1) |
11.6
(0.71 to 22.8) |
3.5
(0 to 16) |
3.9
(0 to 23) |
6.5
(0 to 21.6) |
4.8
(0 to 19.5) |
5
(0 to 17.6) |
| Full-time doctor FTE, Median (25th–75th centile) | 803.3 (385.4 to 1176.5) | 869.1 (398.9 to 2061.5) | 569 (220 to 1198) | 715.5 (268 to 1246.1) | 612.6 (321.9 to 1016.4) | 1013 (298 to 1317.7) | 701.1 (229 to 1082.2) |
| Trust types | |||||||
| NHS general acute trusts (n) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
| Acute-NHS specialist trusts (n) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – |
| Mental health trusts (n) | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Community health (n) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Ambulance service (n) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Values indicated by bold represent the three outcomes under examination.
*Locum intensity is adjusted for mean total full-time doctor FTE in 2019.
†The proportion of unfilled shifts for trusts that reported a higher number of shifts filled than shifts requested was capped at 100%.
FTE, full-time equivalent; NHS, National Health Service.