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1 in 8 hospital doctor jobs empty, department reveals

Almost 14 per cent of doctor and consultant posts at Noble's Hospital are unfilled, according to figures from the Department of Health and Social Care.

A freedom of information request to the department asked how many doctors, junior doctors and consultants staff the hospital and how many posts are currently vacant.

In its reply, the department said when fully staffed the hospital has 57 consultants, 65 doctors and 24 junior doctors.

However, five consultant and 15 doctor posts are currently unfilled.

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