§ David MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many days on average were lost per employee in his Department because of sickness; and how many officials retired early from his Department in each of the past 10 years. [R] [5055]
§ Ms BlearsThe information requested is shown in the table.
Year Average1 days lost per employee through sickness Early retirements 1992 2— 64 1993 9.7 104 1994 9.68 92 1995 9.8 253 1996 7.14 171 1997 7.8 44 1998 7.4 26 1999 6.8 21 2000 3— 26 2001 3— 10 1 Working days absences exclude weekends and bank holidays for staff working a "Monday to Friday" week 2 Not available 3 Not yet published Note:
Combined data for the Departments of Health and Social Security continued to be collected by the then Department of Social Security (DSS) following the break up of the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS). Separate figures are not available for the Department of Health.