Sickness absence by Directorate
2022/2023
The chart below highlights the total, long term and short term sickness absence rates for each of the four Directorates over the monitored period. The sickness absence rate in Corporate is just above the national target of 4.0%, coming in at 4.5%, while that in the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel is lower than the national target, coming in at 3.1%. In both of the clinical Directorates the rate of sickness absence was higher than the national target: Heart, Lung and Diagnostic Services came in at 6.0%; and National Elective Services sat at 6.1%. In all directorates long term absence accounted for most of the sickness absence (2.8%, 1.6%, 3.4% and 3.7% respectively).
2015/2016 to 2022/2023
The tables below show for each Directorate their sickness absence rates for each year from 2015/2016 to 2022/2023, along with the trend for sickness absence for each Directorate. In Corporate and National Elective Services the trend is flat over the period, while in the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel it is falling. Heart, Lung and Diagnostic Services has experienced an upward trend in sickness absence.
