FOI Officer Sickness (0065.2022-23)

Request

How many officers took sick leave for depression, anxiety, stress or post-traumatic stress between April 2021 and March 2022.

Response

The below displays the number of Police Officer sickness absences (stress, anxiety, depression), for the period 01st April 2021 - 31st March 2022. Please note that this is the total number of absences and not a distinct count of police officers (a police officer could have multiple periods of sickness during the period).

 

Absence reason	Number of Absence
Anxiety	41
Bereavement Anxiety	5
Depression	22
Other - Stress	7
Post-Traumatic Stress	6
Stress	81
Work Related Stress	18
Total:	180