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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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    HR can redefine what productivity means

    by Martin Lindstrom 21 Jan 2021
    by Martin Lindstrom 21 Jan 2021

    Being productive at work in many organisations means how many video calls you’ve attended. But as we move forward into...

    • Health surveillance
    • Mental health conditions
    • OH service delivery

    Think-tank calls for development of ‘health hubs’ in town centres

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jan 2021

    ‘Health hubs’ combining GP surgeries, health and social care services and gyms should be established in town centres where shops...

    • Stress
    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions

    Few businesses monitoring the mental health of drivers

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jan 2021

    Only a quarter of businesses with staff who drive for work have measures in place to monitor the mental health...

    • Coronavirus
    • Testing
    • Financial wellbeing

    January blues? How to help employees speak up

    by Jo Faragher 18 Jan 2021
    by Jo Faragher 18 Jan 2021

    Blue Monday might be a myth, but that doesn't mean employees' mental wellbeing should go off the radar, particularly with the pandemic challenges organisations continue to face.

    • Coronavirus
    • Testing
    • Financial wellbeing

    An HR shift for 2021: improving employee life experience

    by Brian Kropp 15 Jan 2021
    by Brian Kropp 15 Jan 2021

    Businesses are having to play a deeper role in the personal lives of staff – and they are having a positive impact, writes Brian Kropp.

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Coronavirus

    Four in 10 intensive care staff experiencing PTSD

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jan 2021

    Nearly four in 10 NHS staff in intensive care units reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following the first...

    • Stress
    • Shielding
    • Coronavirus

    Why building resilience should be a priority in 2021

    by Francoise Woolley 12 Jan 2021
    by Francoise Woolley 12 Jan 2021

    Facing a landscape of coronavirus restrictions until spring at the earliest means building resilience among employees should be top of the agenda for business leaders.

    • Stress
    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions

    Toolkit to help firms support BAME mental health launched

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jan 2021

    The City Mental Health Alliance, a community of businesses that aims to create mentally healthy organisations, has launched a toolkit...

    • Anxiety
    • Stress
    • Cardiac

    Together alone: staying well as OH practitioners in challenging times

    by Personnel Today 8 Jan 2021
    by Personnel Today 8 Jan 2021

    Dr Nerina Ramlakhan explains how occupational health professionals can balance supporting the health needs of employers and employees while, at...

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    • Research

    Sixteen per cent of adults could have an eating disorder

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jan 2021

    One in five women and one in eight men screened positive for a possible eating disorder in 2019, recently published...

    • Stress
    • Financial wellbeing
    • Stress

    Levels of distress worsened during pandemic’s first nine months

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2021

    Key indicators of distress among UK adults worsened during the first nine months of the pandemic, with the proportion of...

    • Stress
    • Anxiety
    • Coronavirus

    One in five ‘long Covid’ sufferers still unable to work after six months

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2021

    Many people suffering with ‘long Covid’ are still unable to fully work six months after their initial coronavirus infection, according...

    • Stress
    • Coronavirus
    • Testing

    Four ways to make sure employees get the message on wellbeing

    by Jo Faragher 23 Dec 2020
    by Jo Faragher 23 Dec 2020

    Many organisations had extensive wellbeing programmes in place long before the pandemic hit this year. But with a largely remote...

    • Stress
    • Coronavirus
    • Testing

    Women more stressed than men about work during pandemic

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Dec 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Dec 2020

    New data suggests women in the UK are disproportionately more stressed by their work situation than men.

    • Health and safety
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    • Mental health

    Male mental health: Why we need to build a more open culture

    by Donna Fearnley 21 Dec 2020
    by Donna Fearnley 21 Dec 2020

    Data shows that men are less likely to access support for mental health issues, yet they are statistically more likely...

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