Stories

Simon Blake CEO at MHFA England https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/voices/comment/mental-health-first-aid-skills-need-updating-like-physical-first-aid mentions that employers are losing up to £42bn and 300,000 people falling out of work each year because of mental illness.  Those who experience mental health problems related to work say this is due to pressure such as too...

28 November, 2019

I did 23 mph in a 20 mph zone in Bath recently, I was driving up hill at the time and hasten to add, not near a school.  Then, I receive the option of a 'speed awareness course or 3 points on my licence'!. What a...

22 June, 2019

I was shocked by these figures - perhaps presenteeism or absenteeism or stigma (not wanting to be thought of being unwell) ...

17 May, 2019

To promote stress awareness month, instant offices is encouraging businesses to support their workforce to speak about and prioritise mental health and promote a healthy work-life balance Within every business, there will be those who suffer in silence to the point that control is lost and...

31 March, 2019

As this years’ final of masterchef comes to a close, (although I haven’t watched the final yet!)  I recognise how much enjoyment there is in watching characters develop and push outside of their comfort zones… this approach works so well but I also can’t help wondering...

30 March, 2019