Freedom of information response
Full time equivalent days
Question 1
Monthly number of full time equivalent (FTE) days lost due to of sickness absence from 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023, for the following employee groups:
a. Adult social care staff
b. Children’s social care staff
Question 2
Monthly number of full time equivalent (FTE) days lost by reason for sickness absence* from 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023, for the following employee groups:
c. Adult social care staff
d. Children’s social care staff
* Reason for sickness absence being type of illness recorded, e.g. anxiety/stress/depression/other psychiatric illness; Covid-19; Back problems, Cold/cough/flu; Ear, nose and throat etc as recorded by the local authority.
Please see appendix A attached.
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