Stress

Around 12 per cent of paramedics sick due to stress last year


Union GMB has revealed that 12 per cent of all paramedics and ambulance health care assistants in England were sick due to stress or anxiety last year, taking a total of more than 80,000 sick days due to stress. A total of 2,468 paramedics and health care assistants – or one in eight workers – had to take time off due to stress. The total number of days lost across England was 81,668 on the financial year 2016/2017.