2 Million Sick !

[sapper756]

Almost Two Million Off Sick - And Rising Fast

 

The number of UK workers calling in sick is fast approaching the two million mark each day following the Christmas break.

 

 

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2009/Nov/Week2/15445914.jpg Health experts say swine flu is having a greater effect on the under-64s

 

 

 

The figures, compiled by FirstCare which monitors absence rates in both the public and private sectors, shows a cost to the economy of £619m in just 48 hours.

 

The headline statistic is a total workforce sick-list today of 1.91 million - a rise of almost 100,000 on Tuesday.

 

The largest contributing factor to the figure was coughs, colds or flu - blamed by 302,000 people who called in sick on Wednesday.

 

That is an increase of 27,000 on Tuesday.

 

Five percent of absences were for non-medical reasons, such as child care

[REDCHEQHEN]

There's a hell of a lot of people with broken limbs caused by slipping on ice - my daughter being one of them. There are also a lot of people in intensive care with swine flu, pneumonia etc aged under 40.

 

I personally have both bacterial and viral infections that have lasted more than 6 weeks

[Guest IB]

A few folk I know were ill during holiday period, myself included.

 

Where you work can also affect your health:-

 

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Sick-building-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx

[ALF]

BEEN OFF WORK FOR 5 WEEKS WITH A BROKEN WRIST AND SARE ER$E AFTER FALLING DOON COCRETE STAIRS

[VMS]

BEEN OFF WORK FOR 5 WEEKS WITH A BROKEN WRIST AND SARE ER$E AFTER FALLING DOON COCRETE STAIRS

 

Aye but your at it same as the other 1.5 million. :lol: :P

[ALF]

Aye but your at it same as the other 1.5 million. :lol: :P

 

AM BACK AT HAIRMYRES ON MONDAY BUT I DONT THINK IT'S OK YET