The sickness absence rate of the NHS-England staff stood at 4.9 percent in March 2023. Since April 2009, the sickness absence rate of the NHS workforce in England ranged from three to seven percent. During the coronavirus pandemic, however, the sickness absence rates often exceeded five percent and notably reached over six percent on several occasions.
Monthly sickness absence rates in the NHS workforce in England from 2009 to 2023
Rates have been calculated by dividing the “Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Number of Days Sick” by the “FTE Number of Days Available” from the absence dimension on the ESR Data Warehouse.
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NHS Digital. (July 27, 2023). Monthly sickness absence rates in the NHS workforce in England from 2009 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1313818/monthly-sickness-absence-rates-in-the-nhs-workforce-in-england/
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