Taking place across April each year, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month helps to highlight a common condition that is estimated to affect 20% of the UK population. This article covers what the condition is and how employers can help support employees who have this condition in the workplace. IBS awareness (and empathy) is much […]
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Mar
Mar
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer in UK women and there are around 40,000 women living with it in the UK. Each year, 7,500 more women receive a diagnosis and currently, only 3 in 10 of those will live beyond 10 years. These are worrying numbers. That’s why Ovarian Cancer Action created Ovarian […]
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Oct
Oct
This year’s World Menopause Day on October 18th has a very practical theme: how adopting ‘Lifestyle Medicine’ can help during this transitional life stage. So, what does this involve, and how can employers make a difference? ‘Lifestyle Medicine’ is about prevention. It’s an umbrella term for choices in nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management and social […]
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Feb
Feb
Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women and those assigned female at birth in the UK according to Endometriosis UK. Symptoms vary but for many, the condition can have a huge impact on quality of life, physical and mental health. Not surprisingly, this can also affect those experiencing symptoms in the workplace, as well as their […]
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Oct
Oct
October is recognised globally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to help raise awareness and fundraise for breast cancer. Breast cancer affects 2.3 million women worldwide and in 2022, 11.6% of all cancers diagnosed were female breast cancer, making it the world’s second most common cancer. In the UK, around 55,000 people are diagnosed each year, […]
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Oct
Oct
October 18th is World Menopause Day – a day to raise awareness and break the stigma around menopause. For those experiencing it, it’s often something they can be affected by 365 days of the year. That’s why we are pleased to support the campaign, helping to add to the conversation and understanding of menopause, and the […]
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Jul
Jul
August 1st – 7th is World Breastfeeding week (#WBW2024), a campaign that’s been running since 1992 and seeks to raise awareness of issues around breastfeeding in order to inform and galvanise action. #WBW2024 will focus on survival, health and wellbeing. It will showcase the need to improve breastfeeding support to reduce inequalities that exist in our […]
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Jan
Jan
Cervical cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in females under the age of 35. To support Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, starting 22nd January 2024, we look at the symptoms, the impact of screening and vaccination and what employers can do to raise awareness.
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Sep
Sep
We are supporting Urology Awareness Month across September by focusing on some of the most common conditions and how they impact on women’s and men’s health, and what employers can do to raise awareness and support employees.