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Freedom of Information request Sick Days Taken by Junior Doctors

Response published: 21 May 2026

FOI Request

Monday 27th April 2026 RE: Request under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) Dear Information Team This is an information request regarding sick days taken by resident (junior) doctors. Please include the following information for the following years 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 • Total number of sick days taken by resident doctors • Total number of resident doctors that took sick days • Total number of sick days taken by resident doctors for mental health reasons • Total number of resident doctors that took sick days due to mental health If this is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for. I would prefer a response via email, but if not possible, I will gladly accept letters to the address below. Please acknowledge this information request as soon as possible. Kind regards,

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 134-2026

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

For the following years 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26

  • Total number of sick days taken by resident doctors
  • Total number of resident doctors that took sick days
  • Total number of sick days taken by resident doctors for mental health reasons
  • Total number of resident doctors that took sick days due to mental health

Our response:

The figures below include all Resident / Junior Doctors (Core Trainees & Advanced Trainees).

Question 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Total
Total number of sick days taken by resident doctors 498 324 172 252 1,246
Total number of resident doctors that took sick days 16 19 27 23 85
Total number of sick days taken by resident doctors for mental health reasons 184 0 21 154 359
Total number of resident doctors that took sick days due to mental health 3 0 1 2 6

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.