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<p>This information is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National
Statistics (ONS) does collect some data relating to the number of suicides registered
in England and Wales between 2013 – 2017 where the occupation was recorded as medical
practitioner or dental practitioner on the death certificate.</p><p> </p><p>This information
is contained in the following tables.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Number
of deaths<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registration year</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Number of suicides in England and Wales for dental practitioners, deaths registered
between 2013 and 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Number of deaths<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registration
year</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>For disclosure control, any cells where the
count of deaths is lower than three have been supressed and marked “:” to show this.</p><p>
</p><p><sup>2</sup>Figures are for deaths registered, rather than deaths occurring
in each calendar year. Due to the length of time it takes to complete a coroner’s
inquest, it can take months or even years for a suicide to be registered. More details
can be found in the ‘suicide registrations in the UK’ statistical bulletin at the
following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2017registrations"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2017registrations</a></p><p>
</p><p>Data on the average age of death by each occupation is not recorded by the
ONS. Deaths registered in England and Wales between 2013 and 2017, indicate the average
age of death by suicide was 45 years for medical practitioners and 49 years for dental
practitioners.</p><p> </p><p>Number of suicides in England and Wales for medical practitioners,
deaths registered between 2013 and 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Due to small numbers of deaths,
ONS are unable to provide the average age of death by year for each occupation. When
looking at deaths registered in England and Wales between 2013 and 2017, the average
age of death was 45 years for medical practitioners and 49 years for dental practitioners.
Data on occupation is restricted to those aged 20 to 64 years, those of working age;
this impacts the average age of death, something that should be interpreted with caution.
The average age of death does not necessarily reflect the age at which people in these
professions are at highest risk of suicide, and is not comparable with statistics
produced by the ONS on life expectancy in the general population.</p><p> </p><p>The
health and wellbeing of all our National Health Service staff is a top priority and,
in July, NHS England published its NHS staff health and wellbeing framework which
complements our recent announcement of quicker access to mental health services such
as counselling and talking therapies for staff who need them. This will help deliver
our manifesto promise to “introduce new services for employees to give them the support
they need including quicker access to mental health services”.</p><p> </p><p>This
builds on NHS England’s “Commissioning for Quality and Innovation” incentive scheme
encouraging employers to invest in services to help staff stay physically and mentally
fit and well and NHS Improvement’s ongoing work in collaboration with the NHS to improve
staff health and wellbeing and reduce sickness absence.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, NHS
England launched the NHS GP Health service, a nationally-funded confidential service
which specialises in supporting general practitioners (GPs) and trainee GPs experiencing
mental ill health and which has already helped more than 1,500 GPs.</p>
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