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Average weekly unpaid overtime worked by NHS England staff 2018-2023

Published by Jenny Yang, May 8, 2024

The majority of NHS staff in England worked additional unpaid hours. In 2023, roughly 40 percent of NHS staff worked up to five hours of unpaid overtime in an average week. Furthermore, 8.71 percent of NHS staff stated to work six to ten unpaid hours a week and 3.46 percent 11 hours or more. Compared to previous years, the share of NHS staff that stated to work unpaid hours varied little.

On average, how many additional unpaid hours do you work per week for your organization, over and above your contracted hours?

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Characteristic	0 hours	Up to 5 hours	6-10 hours	11 or more hours
2018	42.2%	44.3%	9.6%	3.8%
2019	44.1%	43.4%	9%	3.5%
2020	44.8%	42.2%	9.4%	3.7%
2021	42.8%	42.9%	10.1%	4.1%
2022	43.4%	42.9%	9.8%	3.9%
2023	47.3%	40.53%	8.71%	3.46%

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Details: Europe; United Kingdom (England); NHS; 2020 to 2023; 707,460 respondents; NHS staff (all trusts); Questionnaire

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Source

NHS

Survey by

NHS

Survey name

NHS Staff Survey 2023

Published by

NHS

Source link

NHS Staff Survey 2023, Q10c

Release date

March 2024

Citation formats

Region

Europe, United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2020 to 2023

Number of respondents

707,460 respondents

Special properties

NHS staff (all trusts)

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: Q10c - "On average, how many additional UNPAID hours do you work per week for this organization, over and above your contracted hours?"

The number of respondents for the following years:
2018 n= 480,540
2019 n= 551,420
2020 n = 570,607
2021 n = 619,108
2022 n = 636,348

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