Work Life Balance
As we've moved into another year it's good time to think about our work/ life balance and some practical advice. The Mental Health Foundation suggests the pressure of an increasingly...
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39% of employees say they have no workplace mental health support
New research shows that despite a broader mainstream awareness of mental health, not enough support is given to employees suffering in the workplace. A startling 39% of those surveyed said their...
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Voluntary reporting on disability, mental health and wellbeing
A framework to support employers to voluntarily report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace has been developed by the government. This was done in partnership with large employers...
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Cost of sickness absence for people with mental health problems
New research by the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has found that 2.3 million people in the UK are currently experiencing mental health problems that affect the amount of...
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Guidance for managers to support mental health at work
CIPD and Mind have published a revised mental health guide for managers to improve support for those experiencing stress and mental health issues at work. The updated guidance follows recent CIPD research which...
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More reflections of rehabilitation professional: learning more about post-traumatic psychological distress (PTPD)
My last reflections touched on post-traumatic psychological distress (PTPD). This is a subject about which I have never embarked on any audit or research, but I learned about it in...
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Mental health at work becoming less taboo
Almost 30% of businesses have seen an increase in the number of staff taking time off for mental health reasons, according to a survey conducted by British Chambers of Commerce,...
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Commission for Equality at Centre for Mental Health
Centre for Mental Health has launched an 18-month Commission for Equality to investigate inequalities in mental health and make recommendations to reduce them. The Commission, funded by the Elliott Simmons...
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Duke of Cambridge launches new workplace mental health initiative
The Duke of Cambridge recently attended the Workplace Wellbeing Conference, to highlight the importance of mental wellbeing at work and introduce the new Heads Together workplace mental health initiative, created...
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Over 1/3 of employees ignore medical advice and go to work
Key findings 64 per cent of UK respondents have gone into work in the last 12 months despite being unwell 27 per cent ignored their doctor’s advice to stay at...
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