The NHS lost nearly ten days per employee to absence last year, the highest level recorded in the last five years. Data is crucial to the decision-making and success of every business, and yet many NHS Executives will be unaware of this statistic. Let’s start with the basics. The NHS is the biggest employer in the United Kingdom, with an employee roster of roughly 1.4 million people. The organisation employs more people than the UK’s next two largest employers combined: Compass Group with just under 600,000 employees and Tesco with 450,000 employees. This may be unsurprising once you consider that…
Now is a great time to talk about staff absence in the NHS
Now is a great time to talk about staff absence in the NHS
