Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 168-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. How many NHS Staff have taken at least one day off work due to mental health issues in the past three years? (Broken down by years: 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24)
Our response:
| 01 Apr 2021/31 Mar 2022 | 01 Apr 2022/31 Mar 2023 | 01 Apr 2023/31 Mar 2024 | ||
| 571 | 531 | 693 |
You asked:
2. Could these issues be broken down into specific types of mental conditions such as stress, work-related stress, anxiety, depression, low mood, etc.? (Broken down by years: 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24)
Our response:
| 01 Apr 2021/31 Mar 2022 | 01 Apr 2022/31 Mar 2023 | 01 Apr 2023/31 Mar 2024 | |||
| S10001 Anxiety | 20 | S10001 Anxiety | 15 | S10001 Anxiety | 29 |
| S10005 Depression | 5 | S10003 Bipolar disorder | 1 | S10005 Depression | 13 |
| S10007 Insomnia | 1 | S10005 Depression | 9 | S10006 Eating disorder | 1 |
| S10010 Panic attacks | 2 | S10010 Panic attacks | 1 | S10007 Insomnia | 2 |
| S10017 Stress | 23 | S10017 Stress | 22 | S10010 Panic attacks | 3 |
| S10998 Other psychiatric illnesses | 1 | S10998 Other psychiatric illnesses | 2 | S10016 Self harm | 1 |
| S10999 Not specified | 5 | S10999 Not specified | 4 | S10017 Stress | 35 |
| Blank | 514 | Blank | 477 | S10999 Not specified | 13 |
| Blank | 596 | ||||
| Grand Total | 571 | Grand Total | 531 | Grand Total | 693 |
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.