The Hidden Cost of Poor Lung Health

The Hidden Cost of Poor Lung Health

The UK is grappling with record levels of long-term sickness and economic inactivity. Now, figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed a critical piece of the puzzle: respiratory illness. Since the pandemic, the number of working days lost to respiratory conditions has more than doubled. Now accounting for 8.7 per cent of all workplace absences, this represents a sharp increase from pre-pandemic levels and should serve as a wak…