The latest health and safety report from the government shows that work related stress , depression or anxiety account for almost 40% of all work related illnesses.

The report states the following:

• The total number of cases of work-related stress, depression or anxiety in the last year was almost half a million.
• The number of new cases of work-related stress, depression or anxiety in the last year was 244 000.
• The rates of work-related stress, depression or anxiety, for both total and new cases, have not changed significantly in the last ten years.
• The industries that reported the highest prevalence rates of work-related stress, depression or anxiety (three-year average) were human health and social work, education and public administration and defence.
• The occupations that reported the highest prevalence rates of work-related stress, depression or anxiety (three-year average) were health professionals (in particular nurses), teaching and educational professionals, and health and social care associate professionals (in particular welfare and housing associate professionals).

More needs to be done to by the government and employers to rectify these longstanding issues which cost both the government and business significants amounts of time, resources and money.

To read more about these statistics visit the GOV.UK website.