People claiming incapacity benefit are to have their claims reassessed as the opening move in a national programme of welfare reform. Read the full article here
Broaden the discussion of mental health issues
Last month, five Cif commenters related their personal experiences of mental health problems and recovery. The diversity of their contributions show that, when it comes to treatment of the 1 in 6 people in the UK who live with a mental health problem, there are no definitive answers. Read the full article here
IAPT London Regional Recruitment Closed
The IAPT London regional recruitment process closed on the 28th May. There was an overwhelming response to the process. Shortlisting is currently being undertaken and should be completed in the next week or two. Some London PCTs are recruiting locally for IAPT trainees so if you missed out on the regional process please keep an [...]
Working for Wellbeing
An article from the British Journal of Wellbeing about the importance of employment to mental health. Working for Wellbeing
Lack of exercise ‘worse for health than being obese’
Dr Richard Weiler, a specialist registrar in sport and exercise medicine, said that a lack of fitness was the root cause of more illness than body fat. Read the full article here
May Edition of Talking Times Released
Talking Times, Working for Wellness’s quarterly E Bulletin is now available to download. This edition covers the recent IAPT London recruitment drive, an innovative mental health and employment project and an IAPT launch. Click on the link below to download. Talking Times May 2010
Choice of treatments helps the anxious
People who suffer from anxiety-related mental health problems, such as panic attacks, respond better to treatment when given a choice between drugs and talking therapies, researchers have found. Read the full article here
How to survive workplace stress in the recession
Ruth, a company consultant, used to work 16-hour days. “I would get up at 4am and be at my computer by 4.30am,” she says. “I was working six, often seven, days a week. I didn’t see my husband for months. Even when we’d go away for the weekend, I’d take a laptop. Whenever I complained [...]
Millions resign or call in sick as Monday Blues bite in recession
A study for the mental health charity Mind found that almost 20 per cent of people had claimed they were ill because they could not cope with pressure in the office. Eight per cent of the population left a job last year due to stress and more than a quarter of people said their weekend [...]
Stress link to financial squeeze
Work pressures during the recession have caused a big rise in mental health problems, the charity says. A survey for Mind suggests that one in 11 British workers has been to the GP for stress and anxiety from the financial squeeze. Read the full article here
