#work load

~ back after hiatus due to workload.

i have borrowed khaled hosseini's a thousand splendid suns from a close friend and have been reading it for sometime - i am currently in part 3, ch. 32.

pending work:

• a book review

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that:

“The sickness absence rate in the UK in 2021 rose to 2.2%…this is the highest it has been since 2010, when it was also 2.2%.. An estimated 149.3 million working days were lost because of sickness or injury in the UK in 2021, equivalent to 4.6 days per worker.”  (ONS, “Sickness absence in the UK labour market:2021", 29/04/21)

A year later and the ONS reported sickness rates up to 2.6%, the highest level since 2004. The number of working days lost was 5.7, the main cause of sickness absence being “minor illnesses”.

This year, 2023, the number of days lost is 7.8. the main cause of sickness absence being STRESS.

“The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) analysed sickness absence and employee health among 918 organisations representing 6.5 million employees, with 76% of respondents reporting they had taken time off due to stress in the past year.”  Guardian: 26/09/23)

The cost of living crisis, the deliberate rundown of public services, insecurity of housing tenure, increased workload, excessive working hours, and rising poverty all contribute to what we now recognise as Broken Britain. This is having an affect on the mental wellbeing of our citizens.

Whenever you are sad just cuddle your pet and everything will be ok.

A bit of philosophy and art from my 7 year-old daughter.

Unfortunately uni stops for no one 😂 the ability to adapt is key to nursing and midwifery 🧐 happy to be snuggled up in bed while finishing an assignment

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