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TEAM
BRIEF
Workforce report
Every quarter we report on our workforce numbers. The latest report covers January to March 2024.
This is the quarter four report. It shows:
• The total number of people working at the Trust has increased by 94 FTE (full time equivalents) during
quarter four. Nursing and Midwifery has seen the biggest increase. Since April 2023 the overall workforce
has increased by 153 FTE. Nursing and Midwifery has had an overall increase of 292 FTE since 1 April
2023.
• The percentage of vacant posts in March 2024 was 3.57%. It was 4.78% at the end of December 2023
and 6.25% at the end of September 2023.
• Our monthly sickness absence rate for March 2024 was 5.24% compared to 5.85% in December 2023
and 5.07% in March 2023. Sickness absence for the 12-month period ending 31 March 2024 was 5.49%
compared to 5.85% for the year ending 31 March 2023. Mental health remains the top reason why
people are off work.
• Nearly 86% of staff (excluding doctors) had an up to-date appraisal on ESR. This is above our target of
85%. Since November 2023 the 85% target has been met each month.
• At the end of March 2024 over 92% of staff completed their core mandatory training. This is above the
target of 85%.
We need your views! People Pulse - last chance to give your views
The People Pulse survey for this quarter will close
on 30th April. This is one of our Team Talk tools
that we use to make sure we listen to you. This
is a very short survey which you can find on the
intranet or by using the QR code. Please take
part and make your voice count. The questions
concern how we are engaging with you and how
you are feeling.
People
PULSE
Patient story
Safety and quality
To provide safe and high quality patient care.
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Share and learn
To share what we learn and communicate well.
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Sustainability
To take action for a more sustainable future.
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Leadership
To lead by example in our work.
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Staff experience
To look after our people and be inclusive.
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This month's patient story is about Dawn.
Dawn has learning difficulties and asthma. She
explains how she had always felt unsupported
around how to manage her asthma. She talks about
how this has now changed and how she has learned
to manage her asthma after attending our Learning
Disability and Autism Reasonable Adjustment Clinics.
Sharron Stoddard is our Sleep and Respiratory Clinical
Nurse Lead, she explains how she first met Dawn
who was a frequent attender at our Emergency
Department at Sunderland Royal Hospital. She had
also been admitted to respiratory wards on many
occasions. No reasonable adjustments were being
made to take into account how Dawn's
learning difficulties had an effect on how
she managed her asthma.
Both Dawn and Sharron talk abut how after coming
to the Learning Disability and Autism Reasonable
Adjustment Clinic her asthma management has
significantly improved. Click here to watch the video
Dawn shares her story of the
management of her asthma