Mental Health

A fifth of UK workers would be more likely to go into work with a mental illness than a physical one and just 20 per cent would take time off for a...

The Prime Minister’s review of mental health needs to address the devastating impact preventable stress is having on workers says BHSF Employee Benefits managing director Brian Hall The Prime Minister is focusing...

The Prime Minister has ordered a review of mental health in the workplace looking at ways employers can support employees with mental health issues. In a speech to the Charity Commission this...

Is technology the silver bullet that can help UK Plc manage its chronic mental health challenge? Sam Barrett takes the pulse of app-based health and wellbeing It is undoubtedly getting easier to discuss...

More than half of employees who have taken time off work due to mental health issues feel uncomfortable speaking to their line manager about the real reason for their absence, according to...

A strong business case exists for utilising group risk services to manage mental health in the workplace, says Group Risk Development spokesperson Katharine Moxham One in four people will be affected by...

One of the most welcome developments in healthcare discussions in recent years has been the increased focus on the importance of mental health, which for a long time was seen as a...

Just 35 per cent of UK workers who have suffered from mental health problems have talked to their manager about these issues, driven by fear over job prospects and concern they would...

More than a quarter of managers had been diagnosed or treated personally for a mental health related condition, with 28 per cent having been identified as suffering from stress, anxiety, depression or...

Employer strategies to address stress and mental ill health are reducing their impact as a cause of long-term absence according to Group Risk Development (Grid). New research from Grid shows stress and...