Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 409-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
This is an information request relating to sick days taken by nurses.
Please include the following information for the following financial years: 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25:
– Total number of days lost due to sick leave taken by NHS Nurses
– The total number of NHS nurses who took sick leave
– Total number of days lost to mental health issues taken by NHS nurses
– The total number of nurses who required sickness absence on mental health grounds
– The number of NHS nurses taking more than seven days of absence without a sick note
– The total number of days lost in excess of the seven days.
For example, if an individual has taken off 10 days without a sick note, then this would be 3 days in excess of the seven days.
Our response:
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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.