A five-year study comparing early retirements on medical grounds in ambulance personnel with those in other groups of health service staff Part Ⅰ: Incidences of retirements

摘要

The objective of this study was to compare morbidity between ambulance staff and other groups of health service workers, to facilitate planning of occupational health (OH) services. A retrospective study of employees of The Eastern health and Social Services Board, Northern Ireland was conducted. Subjects were 181 men and 353 Women assessed at OH between 1988-92 and found eligible (on the basis of Permanent incapacity) to apply for early retirement on medical grounds (EROMG). Ambulance personnel showed a high rate of EROMG (55.9 /1,000 per annum) both Compared with previous ambulance studies (5.70-22.5/1,000), and with other groups In the present study (manual 24.8/1,000, nursing 5.9/1,000 and non-manual 2.6/1,000).