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<p>Departmental information systems do not record sickness absence relating to stress
as a distinct category. Within the broader category that includes all mental health
issues, the following table shows how many and the proportion of staff who have had
days off sick and the total working days lost within that category in each of the
last three years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Category</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number
of staff members who had days off sick due to mental illness</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion
of staff who had days off due to mental illness</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
days lost due to mental illness</p></td><td><p>2,194</p></td><td><p>1,852</p></td><td><p>1,832</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Note:</p><p>Data as at 31 December for each year.</p>
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