Occupational health can play a major role in suicide prevention at work. These CPD activities aim to improve OH professionals' understanding of this topic.
Depression
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Increasingly intense working days are putting people at greater risk of burnout, according to research by the TUC.
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The government could save £144m a year, and double recovery rates for people with depression and debt, by better joining...
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After an employee or colleague is bereaved, there can often be an assumption they will need access to bereavement counselling....
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The rising cost of living is leaving female employees under far more financial stress than their male counterparts, research has...
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A new approach is needed to tackle high levels of burnout among healthcare workers, including better use of occupational health...
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Four out of 10 doctors feel unable to cope with their workload each week and a quarter are at "high risk" of burnout, the GMC has warned.
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The cost-of-living crisis and decreasing support is creating a youth mental health crisis, leaving half of young workers feeling isolated.
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Two million in England have been on antidepressants for five years or more
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonMore than a quarter of patients on antidepressants in England, or about two million people, have been taking them for five years.
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Almost half of UK employees (43%) feel stressed about everyday life, with a combination of work pressures (61%), toxic cultures...
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Men can be ‘hard to reach’ when it comes to mental health. Yet, if initiatives are targeted better, men will engage, writes Emily Pearson.
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Many organisations have mental health and wellbeing strategies in place, often led by occupational health. Yet preventing suicide can still...
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More than 26,000 adults with severe mental illness die prematurely each year from preventable physical illnesses, according to a royal...
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The mental health of people with kidney disease needs to be considered within any care and recovery plans as much...
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A new guide has been published to help health and social care professionals support the mental health of those with...