Success for Kwik Fit

Leading UK insurance intermediary Kwik Fit Insurance has been awarded the Gold Award from the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives, confirming them as one of the safest and healthiest employers in the UK.

The awards encourage employers to promote a healthier workforce and covers a wide range of topics including health promotion, occupational health and [...]

New agency for Mental Health in England

From 1st April, 2009, a new agency - the National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) - will succeed the National Institute for Mental Health in England.

Following Lord Darzi’s NHS Next Stage review, and a review of mental health service delivery, ten strategic health authorities will oversee the regional and local delivery of new mental health [...]

Additional funding for recession worker’s depression

Additional funding for NHS trusts in England has been announced by Health Secretary Alan Johnson and Work and Pensions Secretary, James Purnell. The money, £13m, is to be used to fund psychological support for systems for workers facing unemployment, debt and relationship breakdown, as recession starts to take a toll on the mental heatlh of [...]

No support for staff returning to work

Employers are failing to support staff who return to work after an absence, according to a report from the Mental Health Foundation.

The research shows that 75% of workers who have been off work with depression report continued symptoms of mild to moderate depression. 45% of those off with a physical illness (back pain, illness, hospital [...]

Are you a mucus-trooper?

There is a 25 percent chance that you are a “mucus-tropper” according to TUC General Secretary, Brendan Barber. A recent survey by YouGov, on behalf of the TUC, has found that 1 in 4 people went to work in January despite thinking they were too ill to do so, with the primary reason being “they [...]