24 Nov, 2023 International Men’s Day By Ann Houghton We marked International Men's Day – the same as we did for International Women's Day – again this year but it has struck me how different...
20 Jan, 2023 Burnout: Some thoughts for employers By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced her resignation citing burnout as the reason for this. Whilst positive in demonstrating the...
10 Oct, 2022 Leaders, try one thing for Mental Health Awareness Day By Ann Houghton Essentially, an awareness day is about starting a conversation and then action. So here's a thought on one action leaders can take today....
27 May, 2022 Reflecting on the Queen's Speech - the Mental Health Act Reform Bill By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Tim Coolican This year’s Queen’s Speech proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act 1983 (the Act), with the introduction of the Mental Health Act...
05 May, 2022 How are you? How are you really? By Ann Houghton “How are you? How are you really?” are a powerful pair of questions. A few colleagues and I are currently doing a coaching qualification...
23 Nov, 2021 The Working Minds campaign By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Employers have a duty under section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of their...
10 Aug, 2021 Artificial Intelligence could detect dementia after one brain scan By Puja Desai This technology will no doubt have a significant impact on those with dementia if the trials are successful. The AI could even detect...
29 Jul, 2021 Are you prioritising your employees' mental health? By Hannah Bollard The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are well underway; just when we thought that sport was over for a bit. Once again, the world of sport is teaching...
03 Feb, 2021 How can employers respond to increasing stress in the workplace ? By Tim Coolican After nearly a year of enduring various public health measures, it is not surprising that the pandemic is taking a toll on people’s...
19 Nov, 2020 Is Christmas cancelled for care homes? By Tim Coolican After a long, difficult and unprecedented year, many of us are looking forward to the festive season. This is especially true of the...
11 Nov, 2020 Covid-19 and mental health By Anthony Collins A recent study by researchers at Oxford and NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre has found initial links with mental health and...
05 Nov, 2020 As we enter the second lockdown, HSE data reinforces the need to support employees welfare and mental health By Tim Coolican On the eve of the second lockdown, the HSE has released statistics for work-related ill health, workplace injuries, working days lost and...