London is facing a "critical" shortage of nurses, with more than 8,000 posts vacant, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
About 14% of nursing posts in the capital are unfilled, up from 11% a year ago, the RCN said.
Most London hospital trusts have increased the number of nursing posts, with 2,500 more jobs compared with 2013.
NHS England said steps were being taken to "help meet future demand".
There are now about 1,000 more nurses working in London's NHS compared with 2013, the RCN London Safe Staffing Report 2014 said.
But in "many cases it seems employers are unable to find enough staff to fill the new posts", the RCN said.
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