The amount of NHS staff that are off work due to Covid is still troublingly high. Nursing leaders have been warned that the growth of these absences is now slowing down in a lot of the areas. Data has been published and it shows that over 40,000 staff members were off work due to sickness and that people are self-isolating all the time. If you work with a nurse agency or if you work with a nursing recruitment agency then you may have felt as though the pressure has been on. The same concept applies to those who work as carers or even those who are seeking care jobs right now. This new set of data shows a lot of information about staff absences across many different trusts up until, and including the 9th of January. In total, over 80,000 staff members were off work and although this is a lot, it is important to know that this is a decrease on the week before. The numbers have dropped by around 2%.

When you look at the data, you will soon see that staff absences grew by thousands and that this had a devastating impact on the healthcare industry. This is a way smaller growth when compared to the week before but all in all, it has jumped by 60% in one period alone. This is a way smaller growth when compared to just one week before. Although the pandemic looks to be improving right now it would seem that the number of staff absences is decreasing. This is very good news, to say the least, and it goes to show that the healthcare system is working towards a positive direction and that this is going to have major positive consequences in the future.