Figures obtained under a Freedom of Information request showed 22, 847 days were lost to sickness in the calendar year 2011, compared with 17, 807 in 2010 and 19, 172 in 2009.

BBC: Nottinghamshire Police see surge in sickness rates

There were 149 incidents in the region in 2011-12, compared with seven in the previous year, a BBC Inside Out Freedom of Information request revealed.

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