Wellbeing and health promotion

Long Covid is the ‘sting in the tail’ of the pandemic and is increasingly being recognised as a ‘massive’ public...

What does research into hybrid working benefits and costs find? Jessica Chauhan looks at how it might affect wellbeing.

These CPD activities are designed to complement the CPD article, The health needs of university staff. 

Organisational psychologist Professor Sir Cary Cooper says HR and OH need to forge a genuine partnership if wellbeing is ever to get the priority it needs.

Obesity is costing the UK £74bn every year in direct NHS costs, lost workforce productivity and reduced life expectancy.

The number of fit notes issued by GPs hit a record high of 10.3 million in 2021, a 17% increase from the 8.8 million issued in 2020.

A charity has warned that skin cancer death rates in men have more than tripled since the 1970s.

As employees grapple with the rising cost of living, mental health concerns including stress, anxiety and depression are rising.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published its first new guideline in 12 years on identifying, treating...

With the summer holiday season looming, research from recruitment firm Glassdoor has found that nearly half of employees (47%) struggle...

What are the dangers 'medicalising' non-medical issues, in terms of absence, return to work, rehabilitation and organisational and individual wellbeing?

NHS England has unveiled plans to expand access to health checks in the community, including, potentially, in betting shops and sports clubs.

Report urges business leaders to measure employee wellbeing to help improve health and productivity.

Nearly two-thirds of workers (65%) who were off sick in the past 12 months pushed through their illness and carried on working, according to a poll.

The cost of living crisis could lead to a mental health threat “of pandemic proportions”, a royal college has warned.