we have had some more statistics, they are pretty staggering.- they are pretty staggering. these are the weekly they are pretty staggering. these are the weekly statistics - they are pretty staggering. these are the weekly statistics we - they are pretty staggering. these are the weekly statistics we get l are the weekly statistics we get from the nhs, just published in the last 30 minutes or so and they tell us what was happening last week, the week up to last sunday, and it is interesting because as you imagine, what is happening to the nhs is reflecting covid rates across the country so more positive news from london which had the highest rates before christmas. staff absence in the nhs seem to be slowing, falling in places, what you re seeing is hospitals in the north of england having the highest rates of staff absences over that wee, picking out some examples, the highest rates in sheffield, number of covid absences makes up 11% of all staff, sheffield teaching hospitals nhs tr