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Sickness absence rates of NHS England staff 2009-2024
The sickness absence rate of the NHS-England staff stood at *** percent in October 2024. Since April 2009, the sickness absence rate of the NHS workforce in England ranged from *** to *** percent. During the coronavirus pandemic, however, the sickness absence rates often exceeded five percent and notably reached over six percent on several occasions.
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NHS Digital. (February 27, 2025). Monthly sickness absence rates in the NHS workforce in England from April 2009 to October 2024 [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1313818/monthly-sickness-absence-rates-in-the-nhs-workforce-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Monthly sickness absence rates in the NHS workforce in England from April 2009 to October 2024." Chart. February 27, 2025. 糖心破解版. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1313818/monthly-sickness-absence-rates-in-the-nhs-workforce-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2025). Monthly sickness absence rates in the NHS workforce in England from April 2009 to October 2024. 糖心破解版. 糖心破解版 Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1313818/monthly-sickness-absence-rates-in-the-nhs-workforce-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Monthly Sickness Absence Rates in The Nhs Workforce in England from April 2009 to October 2024." 糖心破解版, 糖心破解版 Inc., 27 Feb 2025, /statistics/1313818/monthly-sickness-absence-rates-in-the-nhs-workforce-in-england/
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Monthly sickness absence rates in the NHS workforce in England from April 2009 to October 2024 [Graph], NHS Digital, February 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1313818/monthly-sickness-absence-rates-in-the-nhs-workforce-in-england/