The Mayfield review is urging employers and workplace health professionals to engage with it about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to healthcare interventions.
Occupational Health
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Half of employees say they have cried because of work issues, and 58% have considered quitting their job as a...
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Some 37,000 people off work because of long-term sickness have successfully been removed from NHS waiting lists and helped back...
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One in four young people considering leaving work because of mental ill health
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAs many as one in four young people have considered leaving the workforce in the past year, with mental ill...
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‘Significant’ gap between what employers and employees expect from health benefits
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThere is a “significant” gap in perceptions and expectations around health and wellbeing benefits between employers and employees, a survey...
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People with mental ill health need to be better supported at work rather than “written off”, the Society of Occupational...
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Long hours, irregular shift patterns, stress and anxiety are all making it harder for workers to maintain healthy eating habits,...
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A fifth of bereaved employees (21%) would have liked more time off to manage and work through their grief.
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A more proactive approach to employee health could prevent 100,000 people from falling out of work over the next five...
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Mental health: Five years on from pandemic, younger generations still struggling
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonFive years on from the Covid-19 pandemic, its impact on mental health and wellbeing is still being felt, especially on...
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The government is to roll out work coaches to enable more people out of work because of sickness or disability to regain access to employment.
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Employers need to be better at recognising, and supporting, the differing physical and mental health needs of women throughout their...
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Half of adults globally set to be obese or overweight by 2050, warns shocking new study
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonMore than half of adults globally and a third of children and adolescents will be overweight or experiencing obesity by...
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A third of NHS doctors (35%) are so tired that their ability to treat patients is impaired, according to a report from the Medical Defence Union.
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Parliamentarians come together in a new APPG to discuss how work, and workplaces, can be better used to make us healthier.