Work-related ill health in general practice, as reported to a UK-wide surveillance scheme.
GPs with training in occupational medicine report cases of work-related ill health and sickness absence to The Health and Occupation Reporting network in General Practice (THOR-GP) using an online webform. This report describes the data reported in 2006 and 2007. GPs mainly reported musculoskeletal disorders and mental ill-health. A much larger proportion of the mental ill-health cases were sickness-absence certified, making up 55.9% of the total days certified. Musculoskeletal disorders are the most frequently reported diagnoses of work-related ill health, but mental ill-health is responsible for most work-related sickness absence.
Hussey
Louise
L
The Occupational & Environmental Health Research Group, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. louise.hussey@manchester.ac.uk
Turner
Susan
S
Thorley
Kevan
K
McNamee
Roseanne
R
Agius
Raymond
R
D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
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