Psychiatric illnesses were named as the main cause for 25.6% of NHS staff absences Influenza, cold and cough is the second most common cause, with 15.3% of staff absences being for this reason. Musculoskeletal problems is in third, impacting 8.2% of sick employees The least common cause of NHS staff absences, affecting 0.1% of staff, is for burns, frostbite and hypothermia New research carried out by personal injury experts at Claims.co.uk have examined NHS data to determine the most common causes of all NHS staff absences from December 2023 – Psychiatric Illnesses proving the leading cause of employees missing work. Overall, 5.5% of staff were off sick during the period studied. Psychiatric Illnesses were named as the cause for 25.6% … Continue reading The most common causes of NHS staff absences