Community is good for our mental health and wellbeing. That’s the message behind this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, 12th to 18th May. Run by the Mental Health Foundation, the campaign seeks to explore the many ways that feeling part of a community can support and nurture improved mental health. Of course there are many […]
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Mar
Mar
The value of occupational health in a business is often judged by a return on investment. Is the cost per head going to deliver the profit we need? It’s the way most businesses need to think in order to survive. Yet, a true picture of success does not always lie purely in the financial benefit, […]
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Dec
Dec
I sat at my desk this morning and started writing a light-hearted festive blog about workplace productivity in the Christmas season. We’re all partying, eating and drinking, and doing the bare minimum at our desks. I’d only got two paragraphs in, by which time I’d had a call from a friend, looked at some shoes […]
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Nov
Nov
We think about our resident first-aider at work rushing to deal with an emergency, should it arise. They might be able to dress a wound, numb a pain or even save a life with CPR. But what about the emergencies we can’t see, those that are suffering in silence with a mental health issue? Statistics […]