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Mental health

Work can have a significant impact on people’s mental health. Employers can help to foster a mentally healthy workplace, for example by taking action to prevent and manage stress and training line managers on mental wellbeing.


    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Time to consider link between musculoskeletal and mental health

    by Jason Ward 16 Apr 2024
    by Jason Ward 16 Apr 2024

    Why the link between musculoskeletal and mental health should be considered when developing workplace health support programmes.

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Gig economy workers left stressed, exhausted and struggling for money

    by Nic Paton 16 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 16 Apr 2024

    Gig economy platform workers complain of suffering from mental ill health, stress and exhaustion.

    • Stress
    • NHS
    • Occupational Health

    NHS U-turns on secondary care mental health support cuts

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Apr 2024

    NHS England is set to withdraw funding for secondary care staff to access mental health support provided by NHS Practitioner Health.

    • Stress
    • Discipline and grievances
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    Tube driver who opened wrong doors wins unfair dismissal claim

    by Jo Faragher 8 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 8 Apr 2024

    A Tube driver who opened the doors on the wrong side of the station was unfairly dismissed but will not receive compensation.

    • Stress
    • Depression
    • Occupational Health

    Suicide rate rise in England “very concerning”, says charity

    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2024

    The suicide rate in England rose 6% last year compared with 2022, official figures have shown.
    The data from the...

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Research project to evaluate post-stroke mental health support

    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2024

    Researchers are looking for adults with long-term physical health conditions, including stroke, to test a mental health support platform.

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Why OH needs to focus on psychological safety, not wellbeing

    by Arran Heal 3 Apr 2024
    by Arran Heal 3 Apr 2024

    When embedding employee wellbeing, the real benefits for performance come from attention to psychological safety, argues Arran Heal.

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Teaching in grip of ‘mental health emergency’, warns union

    by Nic Paton 2 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 2 Apr 2024

    Teaching is in the grip of a “mental health emergency”, a union has warned, with teachers turning to antidepressants, alcohol and self-harm.

    • Stress
    • Latest News
    • Leadership

    Better training the key to tackling manager burnout, study suggests

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2024

    Excessive workload, poor time allocation, and lack of training were identified as the major triggers for stress, found the study.

    • Stress
    • NHS
    • Occupational Health

    Call for continued investment in NHS staff mental health hubs

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Mar 2024

    Letter urges the health secretary to continue to invest in NHS mental health hubs for health workers in England.

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Half of Parliamentary staff experiencing clinical levels of stress

    by Nic Paton 26 Mar 2024
    by Nic Paton 26 Mar 2024

    Nearly half of the 3,700 Parliamentary staff employed by MPs experienced clinical stress similar to that of emergency service workers...

    • Mental health
    • Department for Work and Pensions
    • Latest News

    Mental health awareness has ‘gone too far’, says minister

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Mar 2024

    Today's approach to mental health has ’gone too far’ and more people with ’mild’ health conditions should get jobs, Mel Stride has said.

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Cost of work-related mental health issues doubles

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Mar 2024

    The cost of work-related mental health conditions to the UK economy has doubled, according to AXA's annual Mind Health Index.

    • Stress
    • Occupational Health
    • Mental health

    Jobs with excessive standing can lead to physical and mental ill health

    by Nic Paton 20 Mar 2024
    by Nic Paton 20 Mar 2024

    A quarter (25%) of UK workers in ‘standing roles’, jobs like hairdressing, retail and hospitality, spend eight hours or more...

    • Stress
    • Local authorities
    • Disability discrimination

    Worker who suffered PTSD after Grenfell wins record £4.6m

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Mar 2024

    Former council employee dismissed after taking sick leave for PTSD following the Grenfell Tower fire has been awarded £4.6m by tribunal.

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