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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.


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    Extent of ill health among Universal Credit claimants revealed

    by Nic Paton 18 Mar 2024
    by Nic Paton 18 Mar 2024

    More than two-thirds (69%) of Universal Credit claimants have mental or behavioural health disorders, and nearly half (48%) have musculoskeletal...

    • Stress
    • Construction
    • Anxiety

    More construction firms sign up to HSE mental health campaign

    by Nic Paton 11 Mar 2024
    by Nic Paton 11 Mar 2024

    More construction firms have pledged to combat work-related stress and promote good mental health  by joining the Health and Safety...

    • Stress
    • Occupational Health
    • Mental health

    Fewer NHS staff experiencing stress and musculoskeletal issues

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Mar 2024

    Fewer NHS England staff are experiencing musculoskeletal problems or feeling unwell due to work-related stress, the 2023 staff survey finds.

    • Fit for Work
    • Diabetes
    • Occupational Health

    More than one billion now living with obesity worldwide

    by Nic Paton 1 Mar 2024
    by Nic Paton 1 Mar 2024

    More than one billion people in the world are now living with obesity, research has found, with obesity among adults...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Mental health
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    Sharing staff data in a mental health emergency

    by Rob Moss 1 Mar 2024
    by Rob Moss 1 Mar 2024

    Information Commissioner publishes guidance for employers on sharing workers’ personal details in a mental health emergency.

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Four in 10 workers calling in sick because of burnout

    by Nic Paton 27 Feb 2024
    by Nic Paton 27 Feb 2024

    Four out of 10 workers (40%) say they have called in sick because of burnout, a poll has found.
    The...

    • Occupational Health
    • Mental health

    Surge in numbers seeking help for ‘ARFID’ eating disorder

    by Nic Paton 26 Feb 2024
    by Nic Paton 26 Feb 2024

    There has been a ‘dramatic increase’ in the number of people seeking help for an eating disorder that makes them...

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    • Education - further and higher
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    Young people’s early career blighted by poor mental health

    by Jo Faragher 26 Feb 2024
    by Jo Faragher 26 Feb 2024

    Workers in their early 20s are more likely to be not working due to ill health than those in their early 40s, says the Resolution Foundation.

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety

    Extent of adult autism set to be gauged by survey

    by Nic Paton 26 Feb 2024
    by Nic Paton 26 Feb 2024

    Academics at the University of Leicester are conducting a national, government-backed mental health and wellbeing survey, including work to gauge...

    • Stress
    • Mental health
    • Latest News

    Study: Leadership absence during crisis leads to burnout

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Feb 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Feb 2024

    Workers are more likely to suffer burnout when leaders are not present during times of crisis, a study has suggested.

    • Stress
    • Occupational Health
    • Mental health

    How to support the mental health of neurodivergent employees

    by Lou Campbell 21 Feb 2024
    by Lou Campbell 21 Feb 2024

    Neurodivergent individuals are more likely to experience a mental health issue, such as anxiety or depression.

    • Fit for Work
    • Occupational Health
    • Mental health

    Home workers take less time off sick but can also be less healthy – study

    by Nic Paton 19 Feb 2024
    by Nic Paton 19 Feb 2024

    People who work from home take less time off sick, tend to work longer hours and even work evenings and...

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Mental health support set to top employee demands this year

    by Nic Paton 15 Feb 2024
    by Nic Paton 15 Feb 2024

    Mental health support is set to top the list of benefits most demanded by employees this year, according to research....

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Virtually all young UK farmers worried about mental health

    by Nic Paton 12 Feb 2024
    by Nic Paton 12 Feb 2024

    Virtually all UK farmers (95%) under the age of 40 rank poor mental health as one of the biggest hidden...

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Surge in young people seeking help for mental health

    by Nic Paton 9 Feb 2024
    by Nic Paton 9 Feb 2024

    More young people than ever are seeking help for their mental health, with NHS support becoming ever-harder to access, a...

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