Over 10% of nurses out sick at Limerick hospital

ST JOHN’S HOSPITAL in Limerick has the worst absenteeism rate in the country at between 7% and 8%, and over 10% of nurses are calling in sick when rostered.

The October report from Healthstat, the HSE internal reporting system, found that absenteeism rates amongst the hospital’s health and social care professionals was just under 10%. The nursing sector had the highest figure for absentees on a percentage basis, with over 10% of its 114 nurses calling in sick when rostered to work in October.

The Healthstat evaluated 31 hospitals across the country. The other four hospitals in the bottom five for absenteeism rates were: