UK PM: ‘Covid event has resulted in 850,000 more people signed off work with a long-term sickness’
“Rishi Sunak …. highlighted that 850,000 more are long-term sick than before the [covid event] …
“… [The] number of people … placed on long term sickness benefits has jumped by a third since the start of the [covid event] and now stands at … 2.8million …
“Around half are signed off with depression, anxiety and bad nerves …”
In the UK, “The number of people who are economically inactive due to health reasons has risen from about 2 million before the [covid event] to 2.8 million today, while more than 10% of people in their 20s and early 30s say they are disabled because of mental health.
“Experts blame the surge in mental health conditions on a range of factors, including the trauma of the [covid event], [and] the rise in social media use among young children …”
ReplyDeleteUK PM: ‘Covid event has resulted in 850,000 more people signed off work with a long-term sickness’
“Rishi Sunak …. highlighted that 850,000 more are long-term sick than before the [covid event] …
“… [The] number of people … placed on long term sickness benefits has jumped by a third since the start of the [covid event] and now stands at … 2.8million …
“Around half are signed off with depression, anxiety and bad nerves …”
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ReplyDeleteIn the UK, “The number of people who are economically inactive due to health reasons has risen from about 2 million before the [covid event] to 2.8 million today, while more than 10% of people in their 20s and early 30s say they are disabled because of mental health.
ReplyDelete“Experts blame the surge in mental health conditions on a range of factors, including the trauma of the [covid event], [and] the rise in social media use among young children …”
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/19/those-signed-off-feeling-depressed-classed-as-incapable-of-work-says-stride