171,276 NHS England staff have resigned from their roles since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020. It is worth emphasising that the second quarter of 2021 saw a 31% y-o-y increase in NHS resignations compared with the same period of the year before. 

The data provided by Boyes Turner Claims’ analysis shows that many keen on leaving the NHS already in 2020 changed their mind in order to help to provide much-needed help to their colleagues amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

The trend that can be observed now is that such staff workers are now leaving the NHS in higher volumes as the epidemiological situation remains problematic despite some improvements. 

Around 10% of NHS staff who recently resigned invoke a “poor work-life balance” as one of the main reasons for their departure. 

In London alone, over 1,800 staff members have left their occupation between April and September 2021 for this reason. This corresponds to approximately 8% of all NHS leavers across the capital in that semester.

Midwives are the most affected group in this category (19%), followed by nurses (15%), scientific, therapeutic, and technical staff (12%). 

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Author: Sébastien Meuwissen