Sickness absence in the NHS, quarter ending September 2012

Statistics on sickness absence include Welsh data for the period up to the end of September 2012. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 14 November 2012.

Key results for the quarter ending September 2012

• the sickness absence rate was 5.3 per cent, higher than the 4.9 per cent for the same period in 2011
• of the 7 Local Health Boards and 3 NHS Trusts, the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust had the highest sickness absence rate (7.2 per cent) and Public Health Wales NHS Trust had the lowest rate (3.5 per cent)
• of the 6 staff groups, the highest sickness absence rate was in the ambulance staff group (8.0 per cent)
• the lowest sickness absence rate was in the medical and dental staff group (1.4 per cent)

Further information

StatsWales website (external link)

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 3625
Email: stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

May 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on 'Due out Soon' page)