More than 53,000 working days at Police Scotland have been lost to stress in the past two years, according to figures from Scottish Labour.

Between January and March this year, more than 10,000 absences were recorded due to anxiety and depression.

Police Scotland said the numbers were falling and services had not been adversely affected by absences.

 

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