Big rise in long-term sick hitting UK workforce
There are now nearly 2.5 million adults of working age who are long-term sick, official figures show. …
One of the report authors, Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, said: “The pandemic made clear the links between health and economic prosperity, yet policy does not yet invest in health, to keeping living in better health for longer. NHS pressures have led to disruption of patient care which is likely to be impacting on people’s ability to work now and in the future.”