Department for Education: Sick Leave

(asked on 15th November 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many working days were lost due to mental illness in her Department in each of the last three years.


Answered by
Caroline Dinenage Portrait
Caroline Dinenage
This question was answered on 22nd November 2016

The information requested is set out in the table below.

Year

Working days lost due to mental health absence

2013/14

5331

2014/15

6073

2015/16

4712

Sickness absence relating to mental health includes those recorded as anxiety and depression, mental health issues, and stress.

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