Thousands of women will go through a frightening or traumatic birth, the effects of which will continue to impact on...
Wellbeing and health promotion
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This month's research includes studies on workplace positivity schemes and the quality of Employee Assistance Programmes.
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Employers are increasingly recognising the value of implementing proactive wellbeing programmes. But if you are really serious about success, there...
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Encouraging better health is not just good for individual employees, it also makes them – and their organisations – more...
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Under pressure – how can we better protect health professionals from burnout?
by Ann Caluoriby Ann CaluoriNHS England’s announcement of a new mental health support scheme for doctors has put the pressures faced by health professionals...
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Technology is transforming both our work and leisure lives, bringing opportunities but also risks, predominantly around precarious working, “always on”...
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Work-related stress, depression or anxiety accounts for a staggering 40% of work-related ill-health and 49% of working days lost, before...
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Occupational mental health cases are normally not emergencies. Yet, supporting management and HR to adopt a triage approach to initial...
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Employee health checks too often seem to be about marketing and income generation, especially in the private and insured sector....
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Message centre – understanding and articulating the occupational health ‘brand’
by Nick Pahlby Nick PahlOccupational health practitioners are, rightly, always focused on delivering excellence. But with government reviewing the future shape of OH, Nick...
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Two-thirds (68%) of outdoor workers are more worried about work-related injuries than sunburn, research into Irish golf course maintenance workers’...
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Weight is a personal rather than a personnel issue; the result primarily of poor lifestyle decisions outside of work, right?...
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Health technology integration in the workplace is moving at pace, and is changing how companies think about and implement employee...
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The number of working days lost to stress rose by almost a quarter last year, suggesting that employers need to...
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A toolkit that will help health professionals advise patients on how physical activity can help manage their conditions and aid...