NHS staff sickness rates 1.5 times private sector level, health report finds

A report from the Guardian commenting on the prevalence of mental health problems in NHS staff

More than 45,000 NHS staff members a day report sick, according to the first national audit of working patterns within the health service.

The sickness rate is one-and-a-half times that of the private sector in general, while NHS workers were also found to have high average levels of obesity, smoking and poor mental health, affecting patient care.

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