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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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    Nine million to be living with major health conditions by 2040

    by Nic Paton 25 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 25 Jul 2023

    As many as 9.1 million people in England are projected to be living with major health conditions such as diabetes,...

    • NHS
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Mental health

    Institutional racism remains ‘a stain’ on NHS, warns royal college president

    by Nic Paton 25 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 25 Jul 2023

    The new president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said institutional racism “is a stain” on the NHS, and...

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety

    More intense working fuelling burnout

    by Nic Paton 24 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 24 Jul 2023

    Increasingly intense working days are putting people at greater risk of burnout, according to research by the TUC.
    More than...

    • Stress
    • Financial wellbeing
    • Mental health

    Financial wellbeing: Four lessons learned from mental health support

    by Sam Lathey 24 Jul 2023
    by Sam Lathey 24 Jul 2023

    We can learn a lot from how we support employees on mental health when it comes to financial wellbeing.

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety

    Mental health and money: government urged to join up support

    by Nic Paton 24 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 24 Jul 2023

    The government could save £144m a year, and double recovery rates for people with depression and debt, by better joining...

    • Compassionate leave
    • Parental bereavement leave
    • Anxiety

    Why, after a bereavement, counselling may not always be the best option

    by Christine Husbands 20 Jul 2023
    by Christine Husbands 20 Jul 2023

    After an employee or colleague is bereaved, there can often be an assumption they will need access to bereavement counselling....

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Financial wellbeing

    Women under more financial stress from cost-of-living crisis

    by Nic Paton 17 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 17 Jul 2023

    The rising cost of living is leaving female employees under far more financial stress than their male counterparts, research has...

    • Stress
    • Financial services
    • Mental health

    Finance sector makes progress on mental health

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jul 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jul 2023

    Many finance sector employers are concerned that the current economic downturn may see worsening mental health among staff.

    • Fit for Work
    • Research
    • Occupational Health

    NICE chronic fatigue syndrome guidance questioned

    by Nic Paton 14 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 14 Jul 2023

    Research has questioned guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) that people with chronic fatigue syndrome...

    • Stress
    • Fit for Work
    • Anxiety

    Put OH at heart of tackling NHS burnout, urges SOM

    by Nic Paton 7 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 7 Jul 2023

    A new approach is needed to tackle high levels of burnout among healthcare workers, including better use of occupational health...

    • Stress
    • Occupational Health
    • Mental health

    Understanding ‘good’ and ‘bad’ stress at work

    by Lisa Gunn 4 Jul 2023
    by Lisa Gunn 4 Jul 2023

    When it comes to workplace mental health, employers need to understand the difference between 'good' and 'bad' stress, argues Lisa Gunn.

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Quarter of doctors at ‘high risk’ of burnout

    by Nic Paton 3 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 3 Jul 2023

    Four out of 10 doctors feel unable to cope with their workload each week and a quarter are at "high risk" of burnout, the GMC has warned.

    • Occupational Health
    • Mental health

    NHS doubling gambling addiction clinics in England as demand surges

    by Nic Paton 3 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 3 Jul 2023

    NHS England is doubling the number of its specialist clinics to support people with gambling addiction because of surging demand...

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Depression

    Half of young workers feel unable to disclose mental ill health

    by Nic Paton 30 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 30 Jun 2023

    The cost-of-living crisis and decreasing support is creating a youth mental health crisis, leaving half of young workers feeling isolated.

    • NHS
    • Occupational Health
    • Mental health

    NHS England saw record sickness absence in 2022

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Jun 2023

    NHS England sickness absence hit 27 million days in 2022, according to analysis by Nuffield Health. The absence rate was 5.6%.

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