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. 2008 Sep;58(554):637-40.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp08X330753.

Work-related ill health in general practice, as reported to a UK-wide surveillance scheme

Louise Hussey  1 , Susan Turner, Kevan Thorley, Roseanne McNamee, Raymond Agius
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Work-related ill health in general practice, as reported to a UK-wide surveillance scheme

Louise Hussey et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

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.

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Appendix 1
Industrial employment of the population of combined output areas (England, Scotland, and Wales) compared to those represented by THOR-GP practices.
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