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NHS: Sick Leave

Asked by Mims DaviesConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 July 2026UIN 14886

The question

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

Answered by 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 the production of reliable national figures for long-term sickness absence attributable to menopause.

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