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

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Data valuesData descriptionDateOrganisationStaff groupSickness absence reason
3.3Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffHeadache and migraine
31.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffAnxiety, stress, depression and other psychiatric illnesses
9.4Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffCold, cough and flu (influenza)
2.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffBack problems
5.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffOther musculoskeletal problems
8.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffOther known causes - not elsewhere classified
0.5Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffSkin disorders
1.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffPregnancy related disorders
0.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffNervous system disorders
0.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffAsthma
2.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffChest and respiratory problems
2.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffGenitourinary and gynaecological disorders
8.3Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffGastrointestinal problems
0.3Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffEndocrine and glandular problems
1.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffEye problems
5.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffUnknown causes
0.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffDental and oral problems
3.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffEar, nose and throat
0.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffBurns, poisoning, frostbite and hypothermia
2.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffHeart, cardiac and circulatory problems
0.0Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffBlood disorders
3.8Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffBenign and malignant tumours, cancers
6.1Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffInjury and fracture
1.6Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesMedical and Dental staffInfectious diseases
0.7Percentage of Staff Absent by ReasonApril 2025WalesNursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting staffNervous system disorders
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Next update expected:January 2026

Updates

28th July 2026

This update includes the latest quarterly data and revisions to the previous quarter’s data. All revisions are marked with the [r] note code.

19th May 2026

This update includes the latest quarterly data and revisions to the previous quarter’s data. All revisions are marked with the [r] note code.

12th February 2026

This update includes the latest quarterly data and revisions to the previous quarter’s data. All revisions are marked with the [r] note code.

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
Time period covered
January 2025 to December 2026
Dataset ID
395828cb-b2e6-495a-9903-3f1f873c110f

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.

Rounding applied

Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place.

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Welsh Government
Contact email
stats.healthinfo@gov.wales