Wellbeing

The top FAQ this month looks at how employers can support employees observing Ramadan, which this year runs until 10 April.

Giving out free e-cigarette ‘starter packs’ in hospital emergency departments to people who smoke can help them quit, a study has concluded.

Employee assistance programmes, or EAPs, should be supporting workers, but the model does not always allow them to do so effectively.

Excessive workload, poor time allocation, and lack of training were identified as the major triggers for stress, found the study.

Letter urges the health secretary to continue to invest in NHS mental health hubs for health workers in England.

A quarter of women working in UK offices feel they been shamed or pressured to return to work early when...

Researchers are working to develop the world’s first vaccine against lung cancer, building on the ground-breaking Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

Carers working for UK’s biggest provider accept pay deal giving the contractual right to at least statutory sick pay (SSP) from day one.

Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall wants a 'culture change' in the benefits system.

London Underground employees working in areas exposed to higher levels of fine dust also tend to report more episodes of...

Today's approach to mental health has ’gone too far’ and more people with ’mild’ health conditions should get jobs, Mel Stride has said.

Former council employee dismissed after taking sick leave for PTSD following the Grenfell Tower fire has been awarded £4.6m by tribunal.

A study has identified a link between poor sleep and migraine attacks, suggesting improving sleep health hygiene may help.

Women face a ‘health cost gap’, spending on average £100 more a year on medical-related expenses than men, with the...

Being vaccinated against Covid-19 can substantially reduce the risk of heart failure and blood clots associated with the virus, according...