Shift work and sleepy driving: Recognising risks and managing fatigue

12th September 2024T/Ch Insp Dr Yvonne Taylor, National Police Wellbeing Service

The effect of tiredness and lack of sleep on motorists’ driving ability has long been recognised by police, but less attention has been focused on the effect of fatigue on police officers themselves; Chief Inspector Dr Yvonne Taylor of the National Police Wellbeing Service explores the impact of insufficient sleep particularly on shift working police officers, and what resource are available to officers and supervisors to address the issue.

To read this article you need to have an individual paid subscription or subscriber access via your organisation’s corporate subscription.

Please sign in to your account or subscribe to a plan below to read this article.

If your organisation has a corporate subscription please register a FREE account with your organisation email address for full subscriber access.

Email Address or Username:

Password:

Forgot password?

Having problems creating an account or can't sign in? Please e-mail [email protected]

Username: *

Email Address: *

Verify Email Address: *

Captcha: *

A registration to Policing Insight also registers you for access to sister site PolicingTV.

Receive the Policing Insight Weekly Digest Receive the Policing Insight Daily Brief (powered by Media Monitor) I would like to receive information and offers from carefully selected partners of Policing Insight and PolicingTV

Having problems creating an account or can't sign in? Please e-mail [email protected]

Premium Subscription (Annual)

All Articles
Reports
Media Monitor
All PolicingTV Videos
Newsletters (Access all content)

£600 per year

Articles Only Subscription (Annual)

All Articles
Reports
Media Monitor
All PolicingTV Videos
Newsletters (Access all Policing Insight content)

£200 per 12 months

Shift work and sleepy driving: Recognising risks and managing fatigue

Request a password reset using the form below