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Showing Stories from 7th June 2021 to 21st October 2021

Fatigue a problem but pride high Scotland's officers reveal

(21/10/21) Police Scotland's workforce is suffering from fatigue due to high demand, the force has revealed.

Impact of trauma still not understood, says former senior officer

(19/10/21) Policing still needs to understand the impact of over-exposure to trauma on officers, a former Chief Superintendent has said.

(23/09/21) BTP Fed demands health insurance to cover assaulted staff

Blue Light stress and sickness rates: the latest figures

(16/09/21) Police Oracle has commissioned an annual survey into the number of officers off duty suffering from mental ill-health. Here are the latest results and what the service is doing to tackle the issue.

(15/09/21) Officer wellbeing referrals rise as COVID-19 crisis changes (02/09/21) Wellbeing and PTSD: mind the gap (18/08/21) Chiefs order welfare checks for ex-Afghan conflict personnel (11/08/21) Retired Met detective inspector died by suicide in car fire (02/08/21) Met officer hit by e-scooter suffers broken leg and concussion (26/07/21) Isolation exemption on the way as daily testing rolled out to forces (26/07/21) Three in four officers struggled with mental health and wellbeing last year (22/07/21) Met team helping assaulted officers wins national award (22/07/21) Force warns response time may be hit by 'pingdemic' absences (15/07/21) Officers to continue to wear masks and staff to work from home (13/07/21) Officers will "break" under demand post-lockdown, says Norfolk Fed

Man who kicked Met officer during protest spared prison

(08/07/21) A man who fly kicked a Metropolitan Police Sergeant in the back during protests in Westminster has been spared jail because of his "health condition".