Wellbeing and health promotion
Study finds link between daily alcohol consumption and irregular heart rhythm
Just half a pint of beer or a small glass of wine a day can increase the risk of irregular...
Study confirms link between physical activity and lower cardiovascular risk
Physical activity can be associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, with the greatest benefit seen among those who...
Lockdown screen time affecting eyesight of four in 10 staff
More than four in 10 working adults believe an increase in screen time during the Covid-19 pandemic has led to...
Government pledges all adults to be offered Covid-19 vaccine by autumn
The government plans to have administered a first Covid-19 vaccination dose to everyone in the most vulnerable groups by the...
Toolkit to help firms support BAME mental health launched
The City Mental Health Alliance, a community of businesses that aims to create mentally healthy organisations, has launched a toolkit...
Covid-19’s tragic death toll may reshape attitudes towards workplace health and wellbeing
The Covid-19 pandemic has, tragically, caused thousands of deaths across the country. As well as leaving families grieving, it has...
Together alone: staying well as OH practitioners in challenging times
Dr Nerina Ramlakhan explains how occupational health professionals can balance supporting the health needs of employers and employees while, at...
Sixteen per cent of adults could have an eating disorder
One in five women and one in eight men screened positive for a possible eating disorder in 2019, recently published...
Mental health professionals’ smoking training ‘inadequate’
Urgent action is needed to improve the training about smoking cessation that mental health nurses and psychiatrists receive, a report...
Government’s obesity strategy not working, research finds
The government’s campaign to encourage people to lose weight in order to reduce the risk Covid-19 poses to their health...
Two in five senior leaders using drugs or alcohol to alleviate Covid-19 worries
Two in five (38%) business leaders in the UK have turned to alcohol or drugs to cope with mental ill...
Pandemic has exacerbated menopause symptoms, finds survey
Lockdown measures have had a significant impact on women experiencing the menopause, but very few have spoken to their employer...
Coronavirus: caring for the carers
At the height of the Covid-19 crisis, staff working in hospitals and residential homes went above and beyond in often...
Why, for Unilever, wellbeing has to start with local culture change
Approaching employee wellbeing through a local lens and getting senior teams to lead culture change should form part of a...
Firms should have legal duty to protect night workers’ health, says Co-op
The Co-op has launched a nightshift workers’ health and wellbeing ‘manifesto’ in Parliament, which has called for employers to be...
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