Board Wide Sickness Absence We will achieve and sustain a sickness absence rate of no more than 4% (measured on a rolling basis) Key Concerns & Risks As previously reported, each of the operational parts of the system have developed action plans in partnership or are reviewing existing plans to reflect the move to the Health & Social Care structure. At a time of significant change, this is more difficult to manage and monitor for services in the community. The three biggest risks to sustaining the planned reductions continue to be: Management and HR capacity Any community outbreak of illness (e.g. norovirus) which can impact on short term absence Increased pressure on the system in terms of patient numbers which in turn increases pressure on staff capacity and can result in increased absence Recovery Plan NOTE the figures quoted are 12-month rolling absence rates, not those for the individual – month. This is a better way of demonstrating an improvement trend. The July sickness absence rate for NHS Fife was 4.74%, which is a decrease of 0.14% from the June absence rate. This was as a result of decreases within the Acute Services Division and Health and Social Care Partnership areas and an increase within Corporate Services. It is positive to note that the absence rates have been within the 4% range during the first four months of the 2016/17 financial year and are below the corresponding months of the 2015/16 financial year, as demonstrated in Graph 1 below. As detailed in Graph 2 below, although the sickness absence rates within the Acute Services Division in the year to date were higher than the corresponding months of the 2015/16 financial year, it is positive to note that the position has now improved in that the July rate is below that of a year ago. 3 below shows that the Health and Social Care Partnership area rates were within the 4% range for three of the four months of the 2016/17 financial year, with the exception of June. The HSCP sickness absence rates are below the corresponding months of the 2015/16 financial year. As detailed in Graph 4 below, with the exception of April, the sickness absence rates within Corporate Services have been below the corresponding months of the 2015/16 financial
Board Wide Sickness Absence We will achieve and sustain a sickness absence rate of no more than 4% (measured on a rolling basis) Key Concerns & Risks As previously reported, each of the operational parts of the system have developed action plans in partnership or are reviewing existing plans to reflect the move to the Health & Social Care structure. At a time of significant change, this is more difficult to manage and monitor for services in the community. The three biggest risks to sustaining the planned reductions continue to be: Management and HR capacity Any community outbreak of illness (e.g. norovirus) which can impact on short term absence Increased pressure on the system in terms of patient numbers which in turn increases pressure on staff capacity and can result in increased absence Recovery Plan NOTE – the figures quoted are 12-month rolling absence rates, not those for the individual month. This is a better way of demonstrating an improvement trend. The July sickness absence rate for NHS Fife was 4.74%, which is a decrease of 0.14% from the June absence rate. This was as a result of decreases within the Acute Services Division and Health and Social Care Partnership areas and an increase within Corporate Services. It is positive to note that the absence rates have been within the 4% range during the first four months of the 2016/17 financial year and are below the corresponding months of the 2015/16 financial year, as demonstrated in Graph 1 below. As detailed in Graph 2 below, although the sickness absence rates within the Acute Services Division in the year to date were higher than the corresponding months of the 2015/16 financial year, it is positive to note that the position has now improved in that the July rate is below that of a year ago. 3 below shows that the Health and Social Care Partnership area rates were within the 4% range for three of the four months of the 2016/17 financial year, with the exception of June. The HSCP sickness absence rates are below the corresponding months of the 2015/16 financial year. As detailed in Graph 4 below, with the exception of April, the sickness absence rates within Corporate Services have been below the corresponding months of the 2015/16 financial
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