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Publication, Part of NHS Sickness Absence Rates
NHS Sickness Absence Rates April 2020, Provisional Statistics
Official statistics- Publication Date:
- 20 Aug 2020
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Geographical Granularity:
- Country, NHS Trusts, Hospital Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Regions, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Community health services, Hospital and Community Health Services, Strategic Health Authorities, Care Trusts, Cancer networks, Primary Care Organisations, Government Office Regions, Local Authorities, GP practices, Dental practices, Pharmacies and clinics, Primary Care Trusts, Regional health body, NHS Health Boards, Middle Layer Super Output Areas, Census Area Statistics Wards, Independent Sector Health Care Providers, Parliamentary constituency, Health Education England Region
- Date Range:
- 30 Apr 2009 to 30 Apr 2020
Summary
NHS Sickness Absence Rates April 2020, Provisional Statistics
Key Facts
Tables 1-4 (Monthly Sickness Absence Rates by NHS England region, Staff Group, Organisation Type and Organisation) from the quarterly Sickness Absence reports are published on a monthly basis on the same day as the Monthly workforce publication. This is to enable the data in these publications to be available on a more frequent and timely basis.
NHS Absence rates in April 2020
The overall sickness absence rate for England was 6.2%.
Regional and organisational type variation
The London region reported the highest sickness absence rate at 7.2% and South West reported the lowest at 4.5%.
Ambulance Trusts had the highest sickness absence rate at 7.3%. Clinical Commissioning Groups had the lowest at 2.3%.
Staff group differences
Support to ambulance staff reported the highest sickness absence rate at 8.6% and Hospital Practitioner / Clinical Assistant the lowest rate at 0.9%.
Reason for sickness absence
The most reported reason for sickness absence was Anxiety/stress/depression/other psychiatric illnesses at 20.9%.
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Last edited: 19 August 2020 6:42 am