Sickness absence in the NHS, percentage absent by staff group and organisation
See what variables and values are shown in your table
| Variable | Visibility | Selected values | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff group | Shown in table | All 8 values | Change values |
| Date | Shown in table | All 281 values | Change values |
| Organisation | Shown in table | All 16 values | Change values |
| Data description | Shown in table | Percentage of Staff Absent | Value cannot be changed |
Table
Standard shorthand is used in this table: [r] = revised, [t] = total.
| Data values | Data description | Staff group | Date | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | December 2025 | Wales |
| 2.5 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | Q4 2025 | Wales |
| 2.3 [r] | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | 2025 | Wales |
| 3.3 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | December 2025 | Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB |
| 3.0 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | Q4 2025 | Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB |
| 2.8 [r] | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | 2025 | Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB |
| 2.9 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | Q4 2025 | Powys Teaching LHB |
| 1.8 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | December 2025 | Powys Teaching LHB |
| 2.0 [r] | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | 2025 | Powys Teaching LHB |
| 2.5 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | Q4 2025 | Hywel Dda University LHB |
| 2.7 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | December 2025 | Hywel Dda University LHB |
| 2.2 [r] | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | 2025 | Hywel Dda University LHB |
| 2.8 [r] | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | 2025 | Swansea Bay University LHB |
| 3.2 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | December 2025 | Swansea Bay University LHB |
| 3.0 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | Q4 2025 | Swansea Bay University LHB |
| 3.7 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | Q4 2025 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg University LHB |
| 3.1 [r] | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | 2025 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg University LHB |
| 3.8 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | December 2025 | Cwm Taf Morgannwg University LHB |
| 1.8 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | Q4 2025 | Aneurin Bevan University LHB |
| 1.7 [r] | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | 2025 | Aneurin Bevan University LHB |
| 2.1 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | December 2025 | Aneurin Bevan University LHB |
| 1.7 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | December 2025 | Cardiff & Vale University LHB |
| 2.1 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | Q4 2025 | Cardiff & Vale University LHB |
| 1.9 [r] | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | 2025 | Cardiff & Vale University LHB |
| 0.6 | Percentage of Staff Absent | Medical and Dental staff | December 2025 | Public Health Wales NHS Trust |
Next update expected:January 2026
Updates
- 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.
- 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.
- Statistical quality
For information on statistical quality please see the linked publication.
- Rounding applied
The percentages in this release are rounded to the nearest 0.1.
Published by
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Contact email
- stats.healthinfo@gov.wales