The mystery of long term illness in UK...
(www.bbc.co.uk)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68639144.ampThe number of people leaving the workforce due to long term sickness is at its highest since the 1990s, a report suggests.
Adults economically inactive due to ill-health rose from 2.1m in July 2019 to a peak of 2.8m in October 2023, said the Resolution Foundation.
It is the "longest sustained rise" since 1994-1998, when records began.