There are so many great ideas to explore when employers decide to take a positive approach to mental wellbeing – but policies and initiatives to encourage physical activity may not always be an obvious starting point. Yet research consistently shows that being active can have a positive impact on mental health. A study in The Lancet in …
How to Maximise your Worker’s Lunch Time by Rob Kilner I’ve recently set up a project called ‘workerslunchtime’, inspired by my experience, over 20 years, of working in an increasingly sedentary role in a Leeds office. The job, in the financial services sector involved high accuracy, a lot of listening, talking, repeating, pressing buttons and …
Alexander Teahan, Mental Health Champion and Medical Writer for Attigo discusses the impact mental illness can have on gaining and retaining employment, and how Attigo’s strategy adapts MIND recommendations to support employee wellbeing. The NHS estimate that one in six adults in the UK have a common mental health disorder (such as depression or anxiety), …
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