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

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Data valuesData descriptionStaff groupDateOrganisation
1.5 [t]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2009Wales
1.7Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2009Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
1.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2009Powys Teaching LHB
1.7Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2009Hywel Dda University LHB
1.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2009Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University LHB
1.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2009Cwm Taf University LHB
2.2Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2009Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2009Cardiff & Vale University LHB
0.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2009Public Health Wales NHS Trust
0.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2009Velindre NHS Trust
1.2 [t]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2009Wales
1.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2009Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
0.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2009Powys Teaching LHB
1.9Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2009Hywel Dda University LHB
0.9Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2009Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University LHB
0.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2009Cwm Taf University LHB
1.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2009Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2009Cardiff & Vale University LHB
0.7Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2009Public Health Wales NHS Trust
0.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2009Velindre NHS Trust
1.4 [t]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2009Wales
1.4 [t]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2009Wales
1.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2009Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
1.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2009Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
0.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2009Powys Teaching LHB
0.7Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2009Powys Teaching LHB
2.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2009Hywel Dda University LHB
2.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2009Hywel Dda University LHB
1.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2009Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University LHB
1.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2009Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University LHB
0.9Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2009Cwm Taf University LHB
0.8Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2009Cwm Taf University LHB
1.7Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2009Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2009Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2009Cardiff & Vale University LHB
1.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2009Cardiff & Vale University LHB
0.9Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2009Public Health Wales NHS Trust
0.7Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2009Public Health Wales NHS Trust
0.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2009Velindre NHS Trust
0.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2009Velindre NHS Trust
1.6 [t]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffOctober 2009Wales
1.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffOctober 2009Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
0.9Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffOctober 2009Powys Teaching LHB
2.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffOctober 2009Hywel Dda University LHB
1.2Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffOctober 2009Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University LHB
1.2Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffOctober 2009Cwm Taf University LHB
2.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffOctober 2009Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.7Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffOctober 2009Cardiff & Vale University LHB
1.2Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffOctober 2009Public Health Wales NHS Trust
0.2Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffOctober 2009Velindre NHS Trust
1.4 [t]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffNovember 2009Wales
1.8Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffNovember 2009Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
0.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffNovember 2009Powys Teaching LHB
1.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffNovember 2009Hywel Dda University LHB
1.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffNovember 2009Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University LHB
1.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffNovember 2009Cwm Taf University LHB
1.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffNovember 2009Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffNovember 2009Cardiff & Vale University LHB
1.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffNovember 2009Public Health Wales NHS Trust
0.2Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffNovember 2009Velindre NHS Trust
1.3 [t]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffDecember 2009Wales
1.4 [t]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ4 2009Wales
1.4 [t]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2009Wales
1.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ4 2009Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
1.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2009Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
1.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffDecember 2009Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
0.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ4 2009Powys Teaching LHB
0.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffDecember 2009Powys Teaching LHB
0.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2009Powys Teaching LHB
1.8Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2009Hywel Dda University LHB
1.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffDecember 2009Hywel Dda University LHB
1.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ4 2009Hywel Dda University LHB
1.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ4 2009Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University LHB
1.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2009Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University LHB
1.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffDecember 2009Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University LHB
1.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffDecember 2009Cwm Taf University LHB
1.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ4 2009Cwm Taf University LHB
1.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2009Cwm Taf University LHB
1.7Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2009Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ4 2009Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffDecember 2009Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ4 2009Cardiff & Vale University LHB
1.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2009Cardiff & Vale University LHB
1.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffDecember 2009Cardiff & Vale University LHB
1.2Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2009Public Health Wales NHS Trust
2.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffDecember 2009Public Health Wales NHS Trust
1.7Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ4 2009Public Health Wales NHS Trust
0.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ4 2009Velindre NHS Trust
0.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffDecember 2009Velindre NHS Trust
0.2Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2009Velindre NHS Trust
1.3 [t]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJanuary 2010Wales
1.7Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJanuary 2010Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
0.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJanuary 2010Powys Teaching LHB
1.8Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJanuary 2010Hywel Dda University LHB
1.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJanuary 2010Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University LHB
1.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJanuary 2010Cwm Taf University LHB
1.2Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJanuary 2010Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJanuary 2010Cardiff & Vale University LHB
1.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJanuary 2010Public Health Wales NHS Trust
0.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJanuary 2010Velindre NHS Trust
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Main information

Most recent update
29 October 2025
Next update expected
January 2026
Designation
Official statistics
Data provider 1
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
Data source 1
NHS electronic staff record
Data provider 2
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Data source 2
Workforce Services
Time period covered
January 2009 to December 2025

Data notes

Rounding applied

The percentages in this release are rounded to the nearest 0.1.

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

Sickness absence rates of directly employed NHS Wales staff.

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.

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stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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