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Sickness Absence Rates in the NHS - April-June 2010

Publication date: October 21, 2010
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Summary

This statistical bulletin relates to sickness absence rates for staff at NHS organisations on the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) between April and June 2010. This is the 5th publication of sickness absence statistics using data taken form the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Previous publications in this series have been labelled as "Experimental Statistics". As the publication has now been running successfully for a year the experimental tag has been removed.

Key facts

  • Between April and June 2010 the average sickness absence rate for the NHS in England was 3.89% falling from 4.05 per cent for the same period in 2009
  • The North West SHA area had the highest average sickness absence rate with its organisations averaging 4.31 per cent. The London SHA area had the lowest average at 3.24 per cent
  • Ambulance staff were the staff group with the highest average sickness absence rate with an average of 5.91 per cent. The medical and dental staff group had the lowest average at 1.10 per cent
  • Amongst types of organisation, ambulance trusts had the highest average sickness absence rate with an average of 5.50 per cent. Strategic health authorities had the lowest average with a rate of 1.98 per cent.

Coverage

Date Range: April 01, 2010 to June 30, 2010
Geographical coverage:
England
Geographical granularity:
Strategic Health Authorities
Ambulance Trusts
Care Trusts
Mental Health Trusts
Primary Care Organisations
Country
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