Wellbeing and health promotion
Bupa and Optima Health partner to bolster occupational health access
Health insurance and healthcare provider Bupa has partnered with OH provider Optima Health in a move designed to expand access...
Nurse-led scheme in Wales making the menopause more manageable
A pioneering nurse-led scheme is offering employees of a health board in Wales access to specialist menopause clinics, as Nikki...
Not just ‘hot flushes’ – why it’s time employers took the menopause seriously
With up to 80% of menopausal women still of working age, the health risks and sometimes debilitating symptoms that can...
Bringing domestic abuse out of the shadows, and how employers can make a difference
Domestic abuse is nothing to do with employers or the workplace, right? Wrong. Some three-quarters of people who endure domestic...
More support needed to tackle prescription drug dependence
A review into the scale and causes of prescription drug dependence has highlighted the need for more support services and...
Implementing an evidence-based approach to wellbeing
Is “wellbeing” more than just “fresh fruit Fridays” or mindfulness initiatives? As Nick Pahl reports, a recent event led by...
Holiday blues – why we need to re-learn how to switch off
As work returns to “normal” after the August summer holidays, employers need to revisit whether, in a world of smartphones...
Insecurity blanket – supporting mental ill health through the use of EAPs
Between Brexit, ‘working poverty’ and rising workplace and financial insecurity, it is perhaps little surprise that mental ill health and...
A third ‘pressured’ to drink more alcohol at work social events
Co-workers are more influential than family members or partners when it comes to encouraging staff to have more alcohol than...
Only half recognise heart condition warning signs
Workers could be “sleepwalking into an epidemic of cardiovascular disease” if they do not improve their knowledge of heart disease...
Home truths – making working from home work
Homeworking is often thought as an easy solution to workplace stress, long hours and exhausting commutes. In fact, apart from...
OH has a pivotal role to play in supporting employees through cancer
One in three people living with cancer are of working age, yet managers and employers often feel ill-equipped when it...
Appetite for work – managing eating disorders in the workplace
If an employee has an eating disorder it can have a severe effect on their physical and psychological health as...
Half of workers want to delay retirement, but don’t think about long-term health
Half (48%) of UK workers want to delay retirement beyond the age of 65, but many do not think about...
Physical activity interventions need to be tailored to individual needs, report says
There is an opportunity for employers to support their staff to become more active, but they will need to tailor...
