Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 74162

Department of Health and Social Care: Sick Leave

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 25 September 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many days were lost to sickness absence by civil servants in their Department (a) in total and (b) on average per employee between 5 July 2024 and 4 July 2025.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Sickness absence data for the Civil Service, including departmental breakdowns, is published annually, and is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absenceThe next update will be for the year ending 31 March 20...
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