Health Statistics
At 31 December 2006, over 28.1 million patients had seen a dentist in the previous 24 months. 20.3 million patients seen were adults and 7.8 million were children in England. These figures equate to 55.7 per cent of the population - 51.5 per cent of adults and 70.5 per cent of children. Source: The information Centre, Dental Statistics 2006
Approximately two million people in the UK self define as having a sight problem
or seeing difficulty; this can range from being unable to see a friend across
the street or read newsprint even with the aid of their glasses to being registered
as blind.
Source: RNIB 2006
Cancers are the second most common cause of death among both sexes. Male death
rates from cancer were 2300 per million in 2004. In contrast, female death rates
from cancers were1600 per million in 2004.
Source: National Statistics 2006
Employee absence is a significant cost to 90 per cent of businesses according
to a CIPD report. On average sickness absence costs employers £598 per employee
every year and employee absence costs employers eight working days for every member
of staff per year; this represents 3.5% of working time.
Source: CIPD 2006
Stress costs the British economy £3.7 billion every year with around 13 million
days a year lost.
Source: ACAS
Stress is one of the reasons why sickness from work and stress-related absence
is increasing.
Source: CIPD 2007
