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.
How businesses can support the NHS and help employees
Businesses should take a more proactive approach to their employees' health and help take the strain off the NHS.
Pressure to meet targets means GPs may miss health conditions
Increasing paperwork, time pressures and a focus on meeting targets could mean that GPs are missing potentially life-threatening conditions, a...
Encourage healthier habits among Generation Z, employers urged
Organisations need to be aware of the health challenges faced by younger employees and the impact this might have on...
How occupational health can help optimise wellbeing
With many staff keen to adopt healthier lifestyles, now is a good time for organisations to look at their wellbeing...
Over half don’t seek help after self-harming
There has been a rise in the number of people self-harming, but more than half do not seek medical or...
Strengthen support for staff with neurological conditions, report urges
Employers will need to become more aware of the needs of staff with neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD),...
Academic staff suffer ‘epidemic’ of poor mental health
There is an “epidemic” of poor mental health among higher education staff, according to Freedom of Information requests gathered from...
Charity workers’ mental health at risk
Four out of five workers in the charity sector have suffered workplace stress in the past 12 months, and 42% felt their job was damaging their mental health.
Managers lack tools needed to support staff mental health
Six in 10 line managers think they do not get enough help from their organisation to support the mental wellbeing...
Only 14% workers feel comfortable talking about mental health
Employees are three times more likely to discuss their physical health over mental illness at work, a survey has found,...
‘Alarming’ levels of PTSD identified among police workforce
Almost a fifth of police officers experience symptoms of either post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or “Complex PTSD”, with PTSD rates...
How should employers support returning mothers’ mental health?
Returning to work after maternity leave can be a stressful time for a new mother and managers should be alive...
How employers can play their part in preventing suicide
Suicide may be an individual tragedy, but it can also be compounded, or even caused by, poor management practices, inappropriate...
One in three say their mental health has worsened in a year
More than a third of workers claim that their mental health has deteriorated over the past year, and many are...
Need-to-know wellbeing insights for 2019
PROMOTED CONTENT |Health and wellbeing is a key focus for many organisations in 2019. And rightly so. According ...
