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NHS staff sickness absence decline
NHS staff sickness absence has consistently reduced from the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of the 2017.
NHS Digital’s latest figures show that NHS staff sickness absence has reduced from 4.44 per cent in 2015 to 4.29 per cent in 2017.
The data reflects sickness absence rates and days lost supplied by Health Education England regions, organisations and staff groups. The data is based on a 365-day financial year.
Other key findings from the data include: the headcount was 1,186,420 in April 2017, which is 0.1 per cent less than the previous month and 1.9 per cent more than in April 2016; the full time equivalent total was 1,046,263 in April 2017, which is 0.1 per cent less than the previous month and 2.0 per cent more than in April 2016; and professionally qualified staff make up 54 per cent of the HCHS workforce.
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