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Visualise Training and Consultancy Ltd – Shared Resources
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Visualise Training and Consultancy Ltd was established in 2014 by Daniel Williams, who founded the company.
Tinnitus in the Workplace: Breaking the Silence
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It’s Tinnitus Week, and it’s time to start the conversation. Nobody should have to struggle with tinnitus alone, especially at work. Simple changes can make a huge difference, impr
2025 Healthcare Professionals’ Consensus Statement for action on health and work
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Since the last consensus statement between the Academy, the Royal College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions Federation in 2019 much has changed, not least the effects of a g
VRA 30 Year Milestone Conference Round Up
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Thank you to everyone who attended our conference last week. What an amazing day with some fantastic examples of incredible VR practices.
VRA Awards 2024
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We are very excited to be welcoming all of you to Broadway House on the 14th November and celebrating 30 years of the VRA!
New Directions for Government Disability Employment Policy
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The UK’s disability employment gap stands at nearly 30 percentage points, with a 14 per cent pay gap between disabled and non-disabled workers.
Psychological Interventions for Work Outcomes in Chronic Pain
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Chronic pain is one of the leading causes of disability, with over one-third of sufferers unable to work or facing the risk of work loss.
2024 Awards Nominations
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It’s that time of year again where we at the VRA celebrate the world of VR and everything you do to contribute to the constantly evolving industry.
A Great Loss to the VRA
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This has been a month of sad losses for the VR profession and for the VRA in particular.
None Of Our Business? How Places of Work Can Help to Improve the Health of the Nation
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None Of Our Business? – How Places of Work Can Help to Improve the Health of the Nation
Joboppo Podcast
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I have spent the past couple of years trying to promote better understanding of Vocational Rehabilitation amongst those not working in the sector, but specifically within the armed
And the Winners Are…
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Congratulations to all of our Finalists to the VRA Awards Ceremony yesterday. It was fantastic listening to all that you have achieved in 2023 and the progress that has been made i
Comparing the requirements for ongoing professional certification with registered bodies for Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), Speech & Language Therapists (SaLTs) and Occupational Therapists (OTs)
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Title of study: Comparing the requirements for ongoing professional certification with registered bodies for Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), Speech & Language Therapists
Menopause Friendly Company Checklist
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There are more people experiencing menopause at work than ever before.
Health and Wellbeing Survey
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Wellbeing and mental health are beginning to slip down the business agenda, a new report from the CIPD and Simplyhealth.
Exploring the Reality of Inclusive Return-To-Work
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The ongoing pandemic has reshaped how we live, how we interact, and how we work in ways we couldn’t imagine only 2 years ago.
BSRM Guidance on Vocational Rehabilitation
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The British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (BSRM) have produced brief guidance on Vocational Rehabilitation. Past Chair of the VRA Dr Andrew Frank and Trustee Joy Reymond both
Covid19 return-to-workplace plan for employees living with obesity
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The toolkit highlights the legal responsibilities that employers have for providing a safe workplace, as well as detailing a six-step practical plan.
WHO: self – management after COVID–19 related illness
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) have updated their leaflet on self – management after COVID–19 related illness,
Working safely during the COVID-19 pandemic as community restrictions ease
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Council for Work and Health guidance for employers as of 8 July 2021
COVID-19: returning to the workplace
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As businesses work towards further reopening, mindful of advice and restrictions that continue to change, employers must plan and implement any return to the workplace.
Supporting employees with fibromyalgia
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Some useful resources around work and fibromyalgia include.
Encountering Pain
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Encountering Pain shares leading research into the potential value of visual images and non-verbal forms of communication as means of improving clinician–patient interaction.
SOM and PHE Covid webinar recordings
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SOM and PHE have been running a series of webinars around Covid and the recordings and slides have been made available.
What matters for our sense of purpose?
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Instead of focussing on how satisfied we are with our life — as the majority of research does — this analysis looks at how worthwhile people felt the things they do in life are.
Interventions to improve return to work in depressed people
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The objective of this Cochrane review was to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing work disability in employees with depressive disorders.
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