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Hospital staff absences in England due to Covid-19 jump 31% week-on-week

Staff absences at NHS hospitals in England due to Covid-19 have jumped more than 30% week-on-week, the biggest increase since the start of the year, new figures show. An average of 23,127 staff at hospital trusts in England – 2% of the total ...

24 Mar 2022 at 12:25

Number of pupils absent for Covid-related reasons plummets

Pupil absence for Covid-related reasons is at its lowest level since before the pandemic, figures show, with the number of pupils off school plummeting over the last two weeks. Absence rates for pupils fell sharply, with 58,000 pupils off ...

08 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Hospital staff absences rise for first time since start of the year

Staff absences at NHS hospitals in England due to sickness or self-isolation have risen for the first time since the start of the year, new figures show. Three regions have also seen a week-on-week jump in staff absences specifically due ...

10 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Post-Christmas drop in NHS Covid staff absences stalls in parts of England

A post-Christmas drop in Covid-related absences of NHS staff at hospitals in England has stalled across parts of the country, new data shows. An average of 28,434 NHS staff at hospital trusts in England were ill with coronavirus or ...

03 Feb 2022 at 12:55

NHS staff Covid absences double in a week in some areas, data shows

NHS hospital staff absences due to Covid more than doubled in a week across the North East and Yorkshire, new figures show. A total of 8,788 NHS staff at hospital trusts in the region were ill with coronavirus or having to ...

07 Jan 2022 at 12:55

NHS staff Covid absences falling but still higher than before Christmas

27 Jan 2022 at 11:55

Sickness absence rate increased last year, official figures show

Sickness absence increased last year following the end of the furlough scheme, new Covid variants and the decline in homeworking, official figures show. The sickness absence rate rose to 2.2%, from a record low of 1....

29 Apr 2022 at 13:25

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Nearly half of hospital patients with Covid being treated for something else

Just under half of all patients with coronavirus in the care of NHS hospital trusts in England are being treated primarily for something else, new figures show. Of the 15,026 patients reported as having the virus ...

13 Jan 2022 at 17:57

Working days lost to sickness jumps to record high – ONS

The total number of days lost by UK workers to sickness increased to a record high last year, according to new data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said about 185.6 million working days were lost due ...

26 Apr 2023 at 13:45

Pupils more likely to miss school on Fridays since the pandemic, MPs told

Pupils have been missing school on Fridays since the pandemic because their parents are at home, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. Dame Rachel de Souza told the Commons Education Select ...

07 Mar 2023 at 16:49

Heads have ‘duty’ to drive absent pupils to school if necessary – Keegan

Pupil absences are at “crisis” level, the Education Secretary has said, as she endorsed headteachers driving children to school if necessary. Gillian Keegan told Sky News that headteachers have a ...

14 Jul 2023 at 12:01

‘Sickness explosion’ in the UK costing billions per year – report

The UK is being gripped by a “sickness explosion” which is costing the economy £15 billion a year, experts have warned. The nation has “among the worst population health in Europe” due to high ...

19 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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