Mental health leave for paramedics in England nearly triples since 2011 – The Guardian

The number of paramedics taking time off with mental health conditions has almost tripled over the last decade, a Guardian analysis has found.
In 2019, paramedics took 52,040 days off due to anxiety, stress, depression and other psychiatric illnesses, up from 18,184 in 2011 an increase of 186%.
While the overall number of paramedics has increased slightly over the period, the rate of mental health leave has increased more, resulting in the average number of days taken off per paramedic in a ye…

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