Sickness absence in the NHS, percentage of staff absent by reason and staff group

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Data valuesData descriptionDateOrganisationStaff groupSickness absence reason
7.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffCold, cough and flu (influenza)
4.9Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffUnknown causes
10.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffOther known causes - not elsewhere classified
0.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffSkin disorders
2.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffPregnancy related disorders
0.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffNervous system disorders
4.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffInjury and fracture
1.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffInfectious diseases
2.7Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffGenitourinary and gynaecological disorders
9.2Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffGastrointestinal problems
0.3Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffEndocrine and glandular problems
1.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffEye problems
0.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffDental and oral problems
2.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffEar, nose and throat
0.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffBurns, poisoning, frostbite and hypothermia
2.5Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffHeart, cardiac and circulatory problems
0.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffBlood disorders
3.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffBenign and malignant tumours, cancers
3.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffHeadache and migraine
2.3Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffChest and respiratory problems
0.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffAsthma
33.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffAnxiety, stress, depression and other psychiatric illnesses
2.5Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffBack problems
4.5Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffOther musculoskeletal problems
0.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffSubstance abuse
2.2Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffUnknown causes
5.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffOther known causes - not elsewhere classified
35.2Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffAnxiety, stress, depression and other psychiatric illnesses
0.9Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffSkin disorders
3.7Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffPregnancy related disorders
0.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffNervous system disorders
5.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffInjury and fracture
0.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffInfectious diseases
4.3Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffGenitourinary and gynaecological disorders
8.3Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffGastrointestinal problems
0.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffEndocrine and glandular problems
0.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffEye problems
0.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffDental and oral problems
2.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffEar, nose and throat
0.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffBurns, poisoning, frostbite and hypothermia
2.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffHeart, cardiac and circulatory problems
0.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffBlood disorders
2.7Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffBenign and malignant tumours, cancers
2.3Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffHeadache and migraine
2.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffChest and respiratory problems
0.2Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffAsthma
5.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffCold, cough and flu (influenza)
8.7Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffOther musculoskeletal problems
4.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffBack problems
3.7Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffPregnancy related disorders
35.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffAnxiety, stress, depression and other psychiatric illnesses
1.5Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffNervous system disorders
5.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffInjury and fracture
0.7Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffInfectious diseases
4.3Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffGenitourinary and gynaecological disorders
7.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffGastrointestinal problems
0.5Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffEndocrine and glandular problems
0.9Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffEye problems
0.3Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffDental and oral problems
2.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffEar, nose and throat
0.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffBurns, poisoning, frostbite and hypothermia
3.2Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffHeart, cardiac and circulatory problems
0.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffBlood disorders
3.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffBenign and malignant tumours, cancers
2.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffHeadache and migraine
1.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffChest and respiratory problems
3.5Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffBack problems
0.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffAsthma
7.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffCold, cough and flu (influenza)
7.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffOther musculoskeletal problems
1.2Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffUnknown causes
6.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffOther known causes - not elsewhere classified
0.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffSubstance abuse
0.7Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesScientific, Therapeutic and Technical staffSkin disorders
1.3Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffPregnancy related disorders
37.5Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffAnxiety, stress, depression and other psychiatric illnesses
3.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffBack problems
7.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffOther musculoskeletal problems
4.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffCold, cough and flu (influenza)
0.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffAsthma
2.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffChest and respiratory problems
2.7Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffHeadache and migraine
4.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffBenign and malignant tumours, cancers
0.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffBlood disorders
2.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffHeart, cardiac and circulatory problems
0.2Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffBurns, poisoning, frostbite and hypothermia
2.2Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffEar, nose and throat
0.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffDental and oral problems
1.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffEye problems
0.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffEndocrine and glandular problems
7.7Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffGastrointestinal problems
3.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffGenitourinary and gynaecological disorders
0.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffInfectious diseases
5.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffInjury and fracture
1.3Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffNervous system disorders
0.7Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffSkin disorders
0.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffSubstance abuse
6.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffOther known causes - not elsewhere classified
1.9Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesAdministration, Estates and General Payments staffUnknown causes
3.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonQ2 2025WalesHealthcare Assistants and Support WorkersOther known causes - not elsewhere classified
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13th November 2025
29th October 2025
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
Data source
NHS electronic staff record

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

Sickness absence rates of directly employed NHS Wales staff by reason.

Data collection or calculation

Data is extracted from the NHS Electronic Staff Record. Sickness absence rates by month, quarter and year are calculated by dividing the total number of sickness absence days by the total number of available days for each organisation and each staff group.

Statistical quality

For information on statistical quality please see the linked publication.

Data initially published on 29 October, for reference date 30 June 2025 was revised on 18 November 2025 following the discovery of a processing error that resulted in NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership figures being reported as Velindre. All other organisations and the Wales-level data were unaffected.

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Welsh Government
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stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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