Staff absences due to mental ill health

Summary

A request for annual staff absence days due to mental ill health among front-line health workers from 2019 to 2022 was partially fulfilled, with data provided for 2019-2021 but 2022 figures withheld due to system issues.

Key Facts

• 2022 data is unavailable due to system issues.
• The provided figures cover all staff in Health Medical, Dental, and Manx Pay Terms groups, not just front-line workers.
• It is not possible to determine the proportion of staff who are primarily patient-facing.
• Pandemic redeployment caused flexibility in staff deployment, affecting data specificity.
• Absence figures at the end of 2021 may be artificially inflated due to delayed closure of open absences.

Data Disclosed

• 24,025.56
• 22,023.04
• 23,714.53
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2022-03-15
• 2022-04-12
• 2325754

Original Request

How many days of staff absence have their been among front line health workers (doctors, nurses, paramedics etc) each year broken down by year between 2019 and 2022 (to date) inclusive?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 2325754 12 April 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 15th March 2022 which states:

"How many days of staff absence have their been among front line health workers (doctors, nurses, paramedics etc) each year broken down by year between 2019 and 2022 (to date) inclusive?"

Our Response Unfortunately 2022 data is currently unavailable due to system issues. These figures are for all staff in the Health Medical and Dental Groups i.e. Doctors and Dentists and Manx Pay Terms and Conditions group, e.g. nurses, health care assistants, therapists, theatre practitioners etc. It is not possible to determine from the information we hold what proportion are primarily patient facing. Also, due to redeployment throughout the pandemic that there was considerable flexibility in how staff were deployed. Please also note, absences at the end of 2021 may be artificially inflated if managers did not close open absences promptly.

Please quote the reference number 2325754 in any future communications.

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