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Free health adviceline for small businesses

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

In order to improve health through work, the Government is supporting a free health advice line.  This line provides small business managers with expert advice and guidance to support team members experiencing ill health.  It is currently being piloted in West London and from 1 April 2010 will be extended across the whole of London and the UK, providing professional support to companies with fewer than 250 employees.

The adviceline can help with:

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MENTAL HEALTH FALLOUT: Stress of job loss can trigger wide range of reactions, from anxiety to depression

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Losing a job can be emotional, but those who are unemployed may face a host of anxiety-producing situations on top of being out of work.

These include the frustration of not being able to find another job, having to pay the same number of bills with less income, losing identity and struggling to feel valuable, and dealing with the stigma of being unemployed — all of which can lead to serious mental issues.

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Mental health at work: new NHS Employers initiative

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

NHS Employers launched a national campaign today (3 March 2010) to end stigma against NHS workers suffering from mental ill health. The campaign, ‘Open your Mind’, will also work to improve employment rates for those with mental health conditions and help NHS trusts create better working environments for all staff. Nick Martindale looks at the initiative, and why it was needed.

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Employment Co-ordinator Position at Hounslow

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

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Heightened anxiety

Monday, March 1st, 2010

If you still have a job, you’re lucky indeed. But sometimes it just doesn’t feel that way.

Survivor guilt has been replaced by survivor stress.

Early in this recession it was not unusual for people to feel a twinge of remorse when co-workers were laid off and they weren’t. But two years of layoffs, buyouts, furloughs and general downsizing have taken their toll on the employees left standing.

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Help for mental health patients to get back into work

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

A PILOT scheme to help people with mental health problems back into work has been launched.

Back on Track is for anyone living in the city or Beeston with mental health conditions.

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Flexible working is good for health as well as family: review

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Workers who have control over their working hours enjoy better health beacuse they are less stressed and get more rest, according to the review of ten research studies involving more than 16,000 people.

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Poor mental health ‘linked to unemployment’

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

People who have psychological problems are more likely to be unemployed, a new report has suggested.

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Social inclusion ‘important for people with mental health illnesses’

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Social inclusion is a vital factor for helping people with mental health concerns overcome their problems, one expert has claimed.

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Post-Recession, the Search for Quality of Life Begins

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Last October the UK economy was expected to have grown once again, and the recession therefore to be called to an end, but it’s taken yet another three months for the economy to actually “recover”, with 0.1% growth in the last quarter.

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