Call for health chiefs to share sickness data
HEALTH boards should start sharing information on staff sickness to reduce the number of absences of nurses from hospital, a leading union has said.
The Royal College of Nurses Scotland's professional officer Lynn McDowall welcomed news sickness levels were falling but said: "There is often inconsistency between health boards in recording sickness.
"It is important health boards start to systematically record reasons for sickness."
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