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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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    Quarter of employees are ‘depressed’ a year into pandemic

    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2021
    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2021

    More than a quarter of employees would describe themselves as depressed as a result of the pandemic, according to a study by Gartner.

    • Mental health conditions
    • Mental health
    • Wellbeing

    Half on furlough report deterioration in mental health

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Mar 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Mar 2021

    More than half of furloughed workers report that their mental health is worse now than it was during the first...

    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Stress

    Intensive care staff could leave profession if not given mental health support

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Mar 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Mar 2021

    Half of staff working in intensive care units will need psychological support in order to deal with the trauma of...

    • Stress
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    How HR can use tech to support employees, rather than watch them

    by Denis Barnard and Bhagyashree Pancholy 15 Mar 2021
    by Denis Barnard and Bhagyashree Pancholy 15 Mar 2021

    Hybrid working: ‘HR and technology has a wonderful chance to change the face of work’

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Latest News
    • Mental health

    ITV staff complained over Piers Morgan comments

    by Personnel Today 11 Mar 2021
    by Personnel Today 11 Mar 2021

    Many Good Morning Britain editorial and production staff members went to senior managers with concerns, say newspapers.

    • Mental health conditions
    • Mental health
    • Sickness absence management

    University and HE staff struggling with mental ill health

    by Nic Paton 10 Mar 2021
    by Nic Paton 10 Mar 2021

    Four out of five staff in universities and colleges are suffering with poor mental health and struggling with increased workloads...

    • Anxiety
    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions

    Pandemic could leave ‘a hidden epidemic’ of eating disorders

    by Nic Paton 9 Mar 2021
    by Nic Paton 9 Mar 2021

    The country could be facing a ‘hidden epidemic’ of eating disorders, as referrals to hospital and emergency admissions have increased...

    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions
    • Mental health

    Nurses call for any NHS return to ‘normal’ not to overlook wellbeing

    by Nic Paton 9 Mar 2021
    by Nic Paton 9 Mar 2021

    Any return of the NHS to ‘normal service’ post pandemic must have the patient at its centre, but must also...

    • Stress
    • Coronavirus
    • Mental health conditions

    Study into how pandemic has affected health and wellbeing of OH practitioners

    by Nic Paton 8 Mar 2021
    by Nic Paton 8 Mar 2021

    Occupational health practitioners are being encouraged to take part in research that is aiming to gauge the impact of the...

    • Benefits
    • Shielding
    • Coronavirus

    CIPD: Improve financial wellbeing for staff hit by pay challenges

    by Jo Faragher 5 Mar 2021
    by Jo Faragher 5 Mar 2021

    Almost half of organisations do not have a financial wellbeing programme in place, the CIPD's survey found.

    • Alcohol and drug misuse
    • Depression
    • Mental health conditions

    Veterans to get specialist NHS mental health and rehab support

    by Nic Paton 5 Mar 2021
    by Nic Paton 5 Mar 2021

    Armed forces’ veterans suffering mental ill health will now be able to get specialist mental health and rehabilitation support, NHS...

    • Mental health conditions
    • Mental health
    • Sickness absence management

    Workers with recurring conditions take 17 days off sick a year

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Mar 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Mar 2021

    The average employee with a recurring medical condition, such as a chronic pain condition, takes 17 days of sick leave...

    • Financial wellbeing
    • Mental health
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Less than half don’t have health and wellbeing strategy

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Mar 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Mar 2021

    Less than half (44%) of employers have an employee wellbeing strategy in place and a fifth do not intend to...

    • Stress
    • Health and safety
    • Mental health

    Employers so focused on physical safety that mental health still being overlooked

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Mar 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Mar 2021

    Employers are still overly focused on safeguarding the physical safety of employees at the cost of overlooking mental wellbeing, with...

    • Anxiety
    • Stress
    • Depression

    Staff more prepared for lockdown, but a fifth still anxious

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Feb 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Feb 2021

    With prime minister Boris Johnson set later today to announce the timeframe for the UK’s first steps out of the...

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