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Van drivers who feel that the long hours they spend behind the wheel are getting them down could benefit from the conclusions reached at a recent conference.

Organised by the Department of Health, last week's meeting provided a chance for the government to canvass the opinions of a number of firms on how best to treat the issue of mental illness in the workplace.

The event was also intended to provide businesses with a good practice guide for dealing with employee depression, ensuring that those affected are given immediate help and that their colleagues are equally understanding of their ordeal.

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Health minister Rosie Winterton explained: "We've seen much progress in recent decades in tackling discrimination at work in areas such as gender and race.

"But the issue of mental ill health in some workplaces still remains shrouded in secrecy, fear and ignorance. Because of this, when someone does develop a problem at work, they might not get the support they need to help them recover. Now is the time to tackle this."

It is estimated that members of Britain's workforce take a collective 80 million days off sick each year as a result of stress and other mental conditions, costing their employers around £9 billion annually in the process.

Concerns have been raised over the past year about the negative effects that the gruelling shifts worked by many commercial drivers have on their health, with the Health and Safety Executive looking to increasingly clamp down on the firms that overwork them.

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