Nhs Sickness Absence 1998–99

Earl Howe
asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the average number of days of sickness absence taken by (a) nurses; (b) healthcare assistants and nursing auxiliaries; and (c) other employees, in each National Health Service Trust for each Health Service Region in the years 1998 and 1999. [HL1218]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
The information available centrally is shown in the table. We have agreed national improvement targets in sickness absence rates of 20 per cent. by 2001 and 30 per cent. by 2003.-----------------------------------------------------
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|All staff                                          |
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|Qualified nursing & midwifery (N&M) staff  |
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|Unqualified N&M staff and healthcare assistants|
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|Other staff                                        |
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|All staff                                          |
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|Qualified nursing & midwifery staff            |
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|Unqualified N&M staff and healthcare assistants|
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|Other staff                                        |
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|All staff                                          |
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|Qualified nursing & midwifery staff            |
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|Unqualified N&M staff and healthcare assistants|
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|Other staff                                        |
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|All staff                                          |
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|Qualified nursing & midwifery staff            |
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|Unqualified N&M staff and healthcare assistants|
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|Other staff                                        |
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|All staff                                          |
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|Qualified nursing & midwifery staff            |
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|Unqualified N&M staff and healthcare assistants|
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|Other staff                                        |
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|All staff                                          |
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|Qualified nursing & midwifery staff            |
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|Unqualified N&M staff and healthcare assistants|
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|Other staff                                        |
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|All staff                                          |
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|Qualified nursing & midwifery staff            |
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|Unqualified N&M staff and healthcare assistants|
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|Other staff                                        |
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|All staff                                          |
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|Qualified nursing & midwifery staff            |
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|Unqualified N&M staff and healthcare assistants|
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|Other staff                                        |
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|All staff                                          |
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|Qualified nursing & midwifery staff            |
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|Unqualified N&M staff and healthcare assistants|
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|Other staff                                        |
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Notes

Estimated days off from sickness absence are based on 230 working days per year per full-time employee.

Source:

Department of Health's September 1998 Sickness absence, accidents and violence survey.