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

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Data valuesData descriptionStaff groupDateOrganisation
2.2 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Wales
2.8 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
1.9 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Powys Teaching LHB
2.1 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Hywel Dda University LHB
2.8 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Swansea Bay University LHB
2.8 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Cwm Taf Morgannwg University LHB
1.6 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.8 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Cardiff & Vale University LHB
2.0 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Public Health Wales NHS Trust
1.3 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Velindre NHS Trust
0.0 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
0.6 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Health Education and Improvement Wales
2.1 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025Digital Health and Care Wales
2.1 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staff2025NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
2.2Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Wales
2.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Wales
2.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
2.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
2.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Powys Teaching LHB
1.8Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Powys Teaching LHB
2.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Hywel Dda University LHB
2.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Hywel Dda University LHB
2.8Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Swansea Bay University LHB
2.8Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Swansea Bay University LHB
3.2Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Cwm Taf Morgannwg University LHB
2.9Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Cwm Taf Morgannwg University LHB
1.9Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.8Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Cardiff & Vale University LHB
1.7Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Cardiff & Vale University LHB
0.2Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Public Health Wales NHS Trust
0.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Public Health Wales NHS Trust
2.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Velindre NHS Trust
1.9Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Velindre NHS Trust
0.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
0.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
0.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Health Education and Improvement Wales
0.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Health Education and Improvement Wales
9.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025Digital Health and Care Wales
8.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025Digital Health and Care Wales
2.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffSeptember 2025NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
2.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ3 2025NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
2.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Wales
2.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
1.8Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Powys Teaching LHB
1.9Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Hywel Dda University LHB
2.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Swansea Bay University LHB
2.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Cwm Taf Morgannwg University LHB
2.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.6Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Cardiff & Vale University LHB
0.3Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Public Health Wales NHS Trust
1.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Velindre NHS Trust
0.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
0.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Health Education and Improvement Wales
12.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025Digital Health and Care Wales
2.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffAugust 2025NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
2.4Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Wales
2.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
1.1Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Powys Teaching LHB
2.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Hywel Dda University LHB
2.9Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Swansea Bay University LHB
2.9Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Cwm Taf Morgannwg University LHB
1.8Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Aneurin Bevan University LHB
2.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Cardiff & Vale University LHB
0.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Public Health Wales NHS Trust
2.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Velindre NHS Trust
0.0Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
0.8Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Health Education and Improvement Wales
3.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025Digital Health and Care Wales
2.5Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJuly 2025NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
2.1 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Wales
2.1 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Wales
2.7 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
2.7 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
2.8 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Powys Teaching LHB
2.4 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Powys Teaching LHB
1.8 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Hywel Dda University LHB
2.1 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Hywel Dda University LHB
2.9 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Swansea Bay University LHB
2.8 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Swansea Bay University LHB
3.0 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Cwm Taf Morgannwg University LHB
2.6 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Cwm Taf Morgannwg University LHB
1.4 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Aneurin Bevan University LHB
1.4 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Aneurin Bevan University LHB
2.0 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Cardiff & Vale University LHB
1.8 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Cardiff & Vale University LHB
2.2 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Public Health Wales NHS Trust
1.0 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Public Health Wales NHS Trust
1.3 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Velindre NHS Trust
0.7 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Velindre NHS Trust
0.0 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
0.0 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
0.5 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Health Education and Improvement Wales
0.6 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Health Education and Improvement Wales
0.0 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025Digital Health and Care Wales
0.0 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025Digital Health and Care Wales
1.9 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffJune 2025NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
1.9 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffQ2 2025NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
2.0 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffMay 2025Wales
2.4 [r]Percentage of Staff AbsentMedical and Dental staffMay 2025Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB
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Next update expected:January 2026

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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.

29th October 2025
Dataset first published.

Main information

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

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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Welsh Government
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stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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