Mental health and behavioural conditions account for nearly one-in-three known fit notes

Mental health and behavioural conditions account for nearly one-in-three known fit notes  Mental health and behavioural conditions have accounted for 31% of all fit notes, where the diagnosis was known, written in England between December 2014 and March 2017.

This was the most common known reason for issuing a fit note, new experimental figures from NHS Digital have revealed.

Anonymised information covering GP practices has been collected for the first time. These practices are responsible for around two-thirds of working age patients registered with a GP in England.

See also:

• Society-wide approach towards parity of esteem between mental and physical health needed, says College Royal College of General Practitioners 
• One in three sick notes are for mental health problems, 'alarming' report shows The Daily Telegraph
• One in three GP fit notes relate to mental health conditions GPonline