Stress and mental health – the facts

• £28bn cost of work related illness ⁽¹⁾


• 11.4 million lost days - estimate figure from LFS of self-reported days lost due to work related stress, depression or anxiety ⁽²⁾


• 415,000 individuals in Britain in 2008/09, who worked in the last year, believed that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill ⁽²⁾


• 32% reduction in productivity ⁽³⁾

⁽¹⁾ NICE. ⁽²⁾ LFS - Labour Force survey 2008/09. ⁽³⁾ Keep health in mind. Occupational Health March 2007.