Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14886

NHS: Sick Leave

Tabled: 1 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Mims Davies

Conservative — East Grinstead and Uckfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff are on long term sickness absence due to menopause.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold data on National Health Service staff long-term sickness absence due to menopause.While menopause may be recorded locally as a contributing factor to an absence episode, the information is not collected in a way that enables t...

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