A pioneering nurse-led scheme is offering employees of a health board in Wales access to specialist menopause clinics, as Nikki...
Wellbeing and health promotion
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With up to 80% of menopausal women still of working age, the health risks and sometimes debilitating symptoms that can...
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Bringing domestic abuse out of the shadows, and how employers can make a difference
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonDomestic abuse is nothing to do with employers or the workplace, right? Wrong. Some three-quarters of people who endure domestic...
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A review into the scale and causes of prescription drug dependence has highlighted the need for more support services and...
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Is “wellbeing” more than just “fresh fruit Fridays” or mindfulness initiatives? As Nick Pahl reports, a recent event led by...
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As work returns to “normal” after the August summer holidays, employers need to revisit whether, in a world of smartphones...
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Between Brexit, ‘working poverty’ and rising workplace and financial insecurity, it is perhaps little surprise that mental ill health and...
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Co-workers are more influential than family members or partners when it comes to encouraging staff to have more alcohol than...
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Workers could be “sleepwalking into an epidemic of cardiovascular disease” if they do not improve their knowledge of heart disease...
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Homeworking is often thought as an easy solution to workplace stress, long hours and exhausting commutes. In fact, apart from...
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One in three people living with cancer are of working age, yet managers and employers often feel ill-equipped when it...
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If an employee has an eating disorder it can have a severe effect on their physical and psychological health as...
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Half (48%) of UK workers want to delay retirement beyond the age of 65, but many do not think about...
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There is an opportunity for employers to support their staff to become more active, but they will need to tailor...
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Stress is like thirst or hunger; it’s a useful early warning system. But, just as thirst ignored can lead to...