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Table THORGP02

Top level data from THOR-GP for 2008-Number of diagnoses, calculated incidence rates, associated sickness absence and secondary referral by broad diagnostic category of work-related ill-health

Broad diagnostic category of work-related ill-health Estimated number of new diagnoses of work-related ill-health made by THOR-GPs (average of 235 per month) % of total diagnoses Incidence rate per 100,000 of working population % of diagnoses issued with sickness certification Number of days sickness absence certified Average length of sickness absence (number of days sickness absence certified per case) % of total days sickness absence certified by broad diagnostic category Estimate of no. of GB days certified sickness absence  % of cases where there was a secondary referral to a hospital specialist % of cases where there was a secondary referral to another type of health practitioner
Musculoskeletal 678 51.4% 750 45.6% 7099 10.5 34.7% 2210658 6.3% 20.4%
Mental ill health 422 32.0% 467 78.2% 11052 26.2 54.0% 3441639 1.7% 12.6%
Skin 137 10.4% 152 17.5% 996 7.3 4.9% 310159 18.2% 0.7%
Respiratory 17 1.3% 19 41.2% 497 29.2 2.4% 154768 23.5% 5.9%
Audiological 6 0.5% 7 16.7% 31 5.2 0.2% 9654 50.0% 16.7%
Other diagnoses 58 4.4% 64 43.1% 783 13.5 3.8% 243829 13.8% 12.1%
Total diagnoses 1318 100.0% 1458 - 20458 15.5 100.0% 6370707 - -
Total cases 1289 - 1426 53.1% 20147 15.6   6273860 6.7% 15.5%

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