Nearly 100,000 NHS staff take a month off with stress More than 91,000 NHS employees have taken at least a month off work to deal with stress in the last three years.
Nurses were the most stressed group, with at least 46,341 taking time off in the three years.
Out of the 96 trusts that provided staff breakdowns, nurses made up 37 per cent of those who took time off. The Daily Mail
The number of staff taking long-term stress leave increased by 19 per cent between 2014 and 2016.
Figures released by 170 trusts across Britain showed a total of 204,573 employees took time off to deal with stress, anxiety, or another mental health-related issue, while 91,364 were off for a month or more.
Nurses were the most stressed group, with at least 46,341 taking time off in the three years.
It comes at a time when the NHS is facing a staffing crisis, as an estimated 40,000 nursing posts are currently vacant.
Out of the 96 trusts that provided staff breakdowns, nurses made up 37 per cent of those who took time off. The Daily Mail
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