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Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service only report on Wholetime firefighter sickness.

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For the full calendar years of 2019, 2018 and 2017, I am requesting data that shows…

• The number of individual firefighters within your force to have reported mental health issues (including a breakdown where available of depression, anxiety, PTSD, stress and any other categories that the service breaks this down into)

Not recorded

• The number of individual firefighters within your force to have had one or more days sick leave as a result of mental health issues (including a breakdown where available of depression, anxiety, PTSD, stress and any other categories that the service breaks this down into)

2017 -   Stress = 3                             2018 -   Stress = 5                                             2019 -   Stress = 10

              Anxiety = 1                                          Other = 2                                                          Depression = 1

                                                                                                                                                     Other = 3

• The total number of days that firefighters have been absent because of sick days due to mental health issues (including a breakdown where available of depression, anxiety, PTSD, stress and any other categories that the service breaks this down into)

2017 -   Stress = 105                        2018 -   Stress = 183                                        2019 -   Stress = 372

               Anxiety = 6                                        Other = 74                                                         Depression = 28

                                                                                                                                                                      Other = 41