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.
NHS and social care workers are being encouraged to take part in a national biennial research project that is gauging...
The national police wellbeing service, Oscar Kilo, is to begin using 'trauma support dogs' to help alleviate mental health concerns within policing.
Online bank Monzo has introduced 10 days' paid leave for those who experience pregnancy loss, and eight days' leave for those undergoing fertility treatment.
The proportion people diagnosed with depression or self-reporting symptoms of depression has doubled, official figures show.
The number of employees reporting mental health worries is up 24% since May 2020, research has revealed as Mental Health Awareness Week kicks off.
It is well recognised that feeling supported and safe psychologically can enhance individual and team performance in the workplace. But...
‘Covid-19 anxiety syndrome’ may cause employees to struggle with reintegrating back into daily life as workplaces and society begin to...
The number of UK doctors considering leaving the NHS early has more than doubled in 10 months, according to the British Medical Association.
We may all be welcoming the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions. But, for employers that have successfully adapted to, and...
With pandemic home working beginning to shift for many to more permanent ‘hybrid’ working, employers and occupational health may both...
The mental health of people newly reliant on state benefits and financial support during the pandemic worsened far more last...
The number of NHS staff reporting significant mental health issues quadrupled during the first wave of Covid-19, according to what...
Managing mental health risks has never been so high on the business agenda, but by being aware of, and meeting,...
Three in 10 union representatives have had a regulator visit their workplace because of Covid-19 concerns.
A survey of 1,400...
Research finds four in five employers report that staff have worked at home while unwell over the past year, but 40% aren’t taking steps to address it.
