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'Stress-related' sick days rocket for frontline ambulance staff

Frontline ambulance staff are increasingly suffering from stress, new figures reveal, with the number of stress-related sick days rocketing by 40 per cent.

The figures show workers such as paramedics and technicians across the country took 41,300 days off for stress-linked illnesses last year, up from 29,400 in 2013.

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'Stress-related' sick days rocket for ambulance staff

Frontline ambulance staff are increasingly suffering from stress, new figures reveal, with the number of stress-related sick days rocketing by 40 per cent.

Stress-related sick days for frontline ambulance staff have risen by 40 per cent Credit: PA

The figures show workers such as paramedics and technicians across the country took 41,300 days off for stress-linked illnesses last year, up from 29,400 in 2013.

A 5 News investigation also found the number of ambulance staff taking sick days had shot up by 28 per cent in the same time period - up to 2,400 last year, from 1,900 the previous year.

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