How the menopause is adding to 'Sicknote Britain': 60,000 people are off work long-term due to symptoms, figures reveal - costing the economy £1.5 billion a year By Shaun Wooller Published: 18:53 EDT, 2 October 2024 | Updated: 18:57 EDT, 2 October 2024 e-mail View comments The menopause is adding to Britain’s sick note culture with 60,000 women off work with long-term symptoms, a report reveals. These absences cost the economy £1.
5 billion a year, analysis by the NHS Confederation, which represents health organisations, estimated. The report found that women suffering severe mental or physical symptoms are less likely to be in employment compared with the rest of the population, and twice as likely to be economically inactive due to health problems. Menopause typically occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 when the ovaries stop producing oestrogen, which causes periods to stop and can lead to hot flushes and insomnia.
About 4.5 million women in the UK are menopausal. The menopause is adding to Britain’s sick note culture with 60,000 women off work with long-term symptoms, a report reveals (file image) The report found that women suffering severe mental or physical symptoms are less likely to be in employment compared with the rest of the population (file image) Researchers further found that absenteeism from work due to heavy and painful periods, endometriosis, fibroids and ovarian cysts costs the UK economy £11billion a year.
WHAT IS THE MENOPAUSE? Menopause is when a .