Context
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual statistics on work-related ill health and workplace injuries, presenting an overview, a detailed online ‘booklet’, and a page of links to look at a number of sets of data (e.g., fatal injuries, non-fatal injuries, data by industry, comparisons with other countries).
Key points to note and next actions
- The statistics reveal that the number of workers reported to be suffering from work-related ill health during 2023/24 was 1.7 million – which is similar to 2022/23 (1.8 million workers).
- The rate of self-reported work-related ill health remains broadly similar to the previous year, although the current rate is still higher than the 2018/19 pre-pandemic level.
- Approximately half of those reporting ill-health relate to stress, depression or anxiety, with an estimated 776,000 cases in 2023/24. The current rate of self-reported work-related stress, depression or anxiety is higher than the pre-pandemic level but has decreased from 910,000 in 2022/23.
- An estimated 33.7 million working days were lost in 2023/24 due to self-reported work-related ill health or injury.
- The next Fatal injuries arising from accidents at work in Great Britain: Summary for April to September 2024 will be released on 18th December at 9.30am.