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FOI / 3999 / 2019 - Mental health

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold this information.

Please see below the answer to your request.

Final Response:

Under the freedom of information act I would like to know the following information:

1) How many staff sick days have been mental health related between 1st August 2018-1st August 2019?

 3,808 days were recorded as being lost to mental health issues in the above 12 month period.

2) What is the total number of staff sick days for your service between 1st August 2018-1st August 2019?

 

17,527 days overall were recorded as being lost to sickness in the above 12 month period.

 Sickness absence is measured in calendar days (not duty days) in line with our attendance policy. A caveat applies to both of these figures: sickness data for On Call colleagues was not recorded in our HR system until the beginning of December 2018.

Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on the Essex County Fire & Rescue Service website. The website address is http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/. All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.

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