February 2020
No Smoking Day 2020
According to The World Health Organisation, tobacco kills up to half of its users.
On the 11th March 2020, we acknow...Read more
Feb 13 2020
Nutrition & Hydration Week
New research from pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has predicted that cutting obesity would prevent 40,000 premature ...Read more
Feb 12 2020
Mental health training for teachers
As part of the 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey by the NHS, they found that up to 17% (one in six) of adults aged...Read more
Feb 10 2020
Employee engagement and its link to wellbeing
Your employees are the most important asset to your business.
When they’re motivated, involved and committed to the org...Read more
Feb 6 2020
Mental Health Sick Leave & Employment Law
There’s quite the stigma still when it comes to mental health.
According to the Stevenson/Farmer review, more than 300,...Read more
Feb 3 2020
January 2020
Presenteeism at work
Most workplaces will have an employee that always comes into work even when they’re ill.
While some employers will see ...Read more
Jan 30 2020
CBT for PTSD
In a previous article, we defined Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as well as its causes and symptoms.
In it, we e...Read more
Jan 27 2020
Creating a positive workplace culture
1 in 6 people experience mental health problems in the workplace, according to a survey commissioned by the Health Work ...Read more
Jan 24 2020
White noise benefits
Offices can be loud. The trend toward open-plan means that everyone can hear everyone else. And when there are phones ri...Read more
Jan 23 2020
Supporting LGBT mental health at work
Research carried out by Anglia Ruskin University has found that gay and lesbian jobseekers are 5% less likely to be offe...Read more
Jan 23 2020
National Sickie Day
Research conducted by employment law firm ELAS has found that 'National Sickie Day' could cost the UK economy £45m in wa...Read more
Jan 22 2020
How to deal with an employee with depression
During times of worry, we all have bouts of depression or anxiety—it’s totally normal. However, when these feelings are ...Read more
Jan 20 2020
Mental health and the law—your rights
Mental health problems are a growing concern in today’s society. For the individuals and families of those experiencing ...Read more
Jan 19 2020
Time to Talk Day
According to the Mental Health at Work initiative, 60% of people say that stigma and discrimination are as damaging, or ...Read more
Jan 18 2020
Children's Mental Health Week
According to The Children's Society, 10% of children and young people have a clinically diagnosable mental health proble...Read more
Jan 17 2020
Social anxiety at work
Social anxiety isn’t easy to deal with.
We’re all familiar with anxiety—that sense of nervousness and unease that we fe...Read more
Jan 16 2020
Bereavement Support: Counselling and Advice
Grief can make an impact on the physical and mental wellbeing of an individual. According to ACAS, one in ten employees ...Read more
Jan 13 2020
How to reduce back pain at work
Why wait for BackCare awareness week to discuss accurate back care?
In 2018, there were 186,000 workers suffering signi...Read more
Jan 9 2020
Managing someone with anxiety at work
Anxiety is a feeling of restlessness and unease caused by fear, nervousness, worry or increased instances of stress. Wit...Read more
Jan 6 2020
How to Improve Employee Morale
How is your team feeling? What’s the atmosphere like in your office? Employee morale is an important part of a successfu...Read more
Jan 2 2020
December 2019
What is PTSD?
Trauma can occur at any time and to anyone.
In a majority of cases, when an individual experiences a traumatic event, t...Read more
Dec 19 2019
