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One in ten nurse sick days down to stress or depression

Stephanie Jones-Berry @NurseNewsSteph Assistant editor (investigations), Nursing Standard

Flavia Munn @Flavers Assistant editor, Nursing Standard

A Nursing Standard investigation reveals worryingly high sickness rates due to these mental health issues in nurses across the UK

Sickness absence remains a thorny issue for the NHS. In 2009, a major government review of the health of the NHS workforce carried out by occupational health expert Steve Boorman, showed that 10 million days a year were lost to sickness absence.

Nursing Standard. 32, 5, 12-15. doi: 10.7748/ns.32.5.12.s13

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27 September 2017 / Vol 32 issue 5

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