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<p>The Civil Service recognises that good workforce health and wellbeing is fundamental
to delivering brilliant public services. We support people so that they can remain
at work where possible and to return as soon as they are ready following sickness
absence.</p><p> </p><p>For the year ending March 2017, the percentage of absence that
was reported as due to mental ill health was 25.8%. The percentage of absence that
was reported against categories which relate to physical ill health was 64.9%. The
remainder is attributed to cases recorded as unknown or with ill-defined symptoms
and to pregnancy complications.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service continues
to review how it can proactively manage sickness absence and improve health and wellbeing
at work even further, ensuring that it consistently delivers the high level of service
that the public demand and expect.</p>
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