At the end of 2019/2020 the absence rate due to sickness was 6.78% compared to 6.48% for the
previous year. Despite all the actions carried out to reduce the level of absence, the Trust did not
meet the target set by the Department of Health which was 6.22%.
The performance of each Directorate is described below:
Staff Absenteeism
Actions from 2019/2020 will be rolled over and will include:
• Completion of the regional review of the Regional Attendance Framework
• Implementation of the Trust Health and Wellbeing Model and associated work streams
• Embedding the HSC Values and Behaviours Framework across the Trust
• Enhancement of the 2020/2021 Flu Vaccination Programme to include Peer
Vaccination, Flu Centres and Mobile Approach
• Targeting mental health related absences and putting in place a staff psychological
service to support staff
• Supporting managers and staff in dealing with COVID-19 absence via the Workforce
Help line and Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service
• Provision of absence infographics to inform Trust OBA Score Cards and Directorate
Reports.
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