The MOD reports sickness absence figures over a 12 month period on a quarterly basis and does not report working days lost on a monthly basis. The MOD does not have a specific sickness absence code for stress. Stress falls within the mental and behavioural disorders ICD10 category, which includes anxiety, depression and stress. The following table shows the number of working days lost for Ministry of Defence civilian personnel1 which was attributed to the mental and behavioural disorders category for the 12 month period preceding each quarter point.
Year ending Industrial Non-industrial Total 30 June 2007 24,530 102,790 127,320 30 September 2007 25,510 102,990 128,500 31 December 2007 25,380 99,570 135,040 31 March 2008 22,720 94,100 116,820 30 June 2008 20,770 87,720 108,490 1 This includes all permanent and casual non-industrial and industrial civilian personnel, but excludes locally engaged civilian and Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel for all periods and trading fund personnel prior to 1 January 2008. Note: From 1 January 2008, due to a change in definition personnel classed as on zero pay absences are excluded.