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Articles tagged with: health and wellbeing
What does employee wellbeing actually mean? Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
What does employee wellbeing actually mean?
What does it mean to be well at work? Should there be a universally accepted definition of employee wellbeing? And how do we measure it?
Construction’s silent mental health crisis Partner content
Health
By Chartered Institute of Building
Construction’s silent mental health crisis
Male construction workers are three times more likely to die by suicide than the national UK average.
Tim Marsh’s Musings: Wisdom and Wit from a Safety Psychologist Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Tim Marsh’s Musings: Wisdom and Wit from a Safety Psychologist
In partnership with the British Safety Council, Dr Tim Marsh reflects on decades of safety psychology in his new collection of writings. Exploring the evolution of workplace safety, wellbeing, and mental health, he highlights the urgent need for proactive action—both in and beyond the workplace—to protect lives.
Turning 'Blue Monday' into year-round opportunities Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Turning 'Blue Monday' into year-round opportunities
By the middle of January, many people are tired of hearing 'new year, new you'. After all, it's very hard to be a new you when you're worried about returning to a stressful workplace before you've even set foot in the office.
Parliament Unwrapped: What did the 2019-2024 Parliament mean for workers’ health, safety, and wellbeing? Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Parliament Unwrapped: What did the 2019-2024 Parliament mean for workers’ health, safety, and wellbeing?
With another session of Parliament now prorogued, and a General Election called for 4 July, it’s only natural to reflect on what a Government, on what a Parliament, has been able to achieve.
How do we fix the UK’s poor mental health and wellbeing challenge? Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
How do we fix the UK’s poor mental health and wellbeing challenge?
If you discovered your country was losing up to £78 billion a year, you would want to do something about it, right?

Well, that is how much the UK loses to workplace sickness and ill-health each year.
Partner content
Health
By British Safety Council
Liverpool children’s charity wins British Safety Council funding to support its staff wellbeing
A Liverpool-based children’s charity, Team Oasis, has become the second small organisation to be awarded funding from British Safety Council to improve and support the wellbeing of its workforce.
National Eye Health Week: Saving our sight Partner content
Health
By Bayer
National Eye Health Week: Saving our sight
This National Eye Health Week, Bayer UK's Medical Director for Ophthalmology and Neurology, Dr Jackie Napier, sets out how we can meet the UK's growing eye health needs.
Open letter to G7 Leaders in advance of the 49th Summit in Hiroshima Partner content
Health
By Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
Open letter to G7 Leaders in advance of the 49th Summit in Hiroshima
40 Parliamentarians from 24 countries call on G7 leaders to invest in neglected tropical diseases.
Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Antifungal resistance – a growing global problem
The spread of resistance to antifungal medications has led to many serious infections becoming untreatable, compromising patient safety and posing a global public health threat. The World Health Organisation (WHO) will soon publish its fungal pathogen priority list, highlighting fungi that are already untreatable, and those for which treatment outcomes are poor. Professor David Denning from The University of Manchester outlines the issue of antifungal resistance, and the approaches required to tackle its spread.
A decade on from the Winterbourne scandal and transforming care patients are still trapped in inappropriate settings Partner content
Health
By Home Group
A decade on from the Winterbourne scandal and transforming care patients are still trapped in inappropriate settings
After a decade to the month since Sir Norman Lamb’s report into the Winterbourne View Hospital scandal, Home Group brought together Parliamentarians, families, care services and charities at a roundtable in Parliament to find solutions to a programme that has failed to do what it promised.
Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Too close to the sun: The health benefits and economic case for banning sunbeds
Melanoma skin cancers are the UK’s fifth most common cancer, causing over 2,000 deaths each year. Over 85% of cases are preventable, with excessive exposure to ultraviolet light the most common cause, including the ultraviolet light used in sunbeds. The cancer risk from sunbeds is well known, but a new study has outlined the stark health and economic benefits of banning their commercial use. Professor Katherine Payne, Professor Paul Lorigan, and Professor Adele Green from The University of Manchester outline the findings of their research and how policymakers at local and national levels can act.
Expanding the concept of Secure by Design for health and social care Partner content
Health
By Atkins
Expanding the concept of Secure by Design for health and social care
Atkins’ Sophia Kladaki, Lewis Hodges, and Isobel Drever look at how health and social care organisations can become more cyber resilient by adopting a Secure by Design approach.
World Patient Safety Day- Why the UK must do more to tackle medication errors Partner content
Health
By BD
World Patient Safety Day- Why the UK must do more to tackle medication errors
Every person will at some point in their life, take medications to prevent or treat illness. Medication is a fundamental part of our healthcare system, however, it has the potential to cause serious harm, sometimes even death if incorrectly stored, prescribed, dispensed, administered or if monitored insufficiently.
The Chris Boardman Interview: Ending the culture war around cycling
Health
By James Wilmore
The Chris Boardman Interview: Ending the culture war around cycling
Three decades on from winning Olympic gold, cyclist Chris Boardman has a new national challenge – getting us out of our cars and onto our bikes.
Think About the Future: How Aico is Working to Build the Next Generation of Housing Professionals whilst hitting net zero goals Partner content
Health
By Aico
Think About the Future: How Aico is Working to Build the Next Generation of Housing Professionals whilst hitting net zero goals
Building the homes that the nation needs and retrofitting existing stock to support the net zero transition are enormous national challenges. They will demand commitment, investment and action from government, housebuilders, and repairs and maintenance professionals across the UK. It will also require a workforce with the skills required to take part in a rapidly changing sector.
Keep Thriving: A united effort to improve wellbeing for British workers Partner content
Economy
By British Safety Council
Keep Thriving: A united effort to improve wellbeing for British workers
At the British Safety Council’s recent parliamentary reception, MPs and peers from across the political spectrum joined industry representatives to discuss how we can ensure workers thrive in a wellbeing-driven environment.
Medicines Discovery Catapult Supports Cystic Fibrosis Week 2022 Partner content
Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Medicines Discovery Catapult Supports Cystic Fibrosis Week 2022
Exploring the theme of ‘lifting the limits together’, this week (13-19 June) marks Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Week 2022. The event is a week-long opportunity to celebrate the courage and resilience shown by the CF community, whilst raising awareness and demystifying misconceptions surrounding the disease.
Let's celebrate the benefits of gardening in the post-Covid world
Environment
By Baroness Fookes
Let's celebrate the benefits of gardening in the post-Covid world
As I write, this National Gardening Week, I am looking out at my garden awash with colour and the luxuriant growth of spring, and my spirits soar.