Call for funding for NHS staff mental health hubs
THE RCN has joined forces with the British Psychological Society and other health organisations to raise serious concerns about the lack of continued funding for psychological support for NHS staff.
THE RCN has joined forces with the British Psychological Society and other health organisations to raise serious concerns about the lack of continued funding for psychological support for NHS staff.
IOSH CALLS for action to improve and enforce laws around human trafficking.
ARCO IS disappointed to see that the Government have rejected a number of amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill, proposed by the House of Lords, to help protect victims of modern slavery.
WOMEN IN the UK are urging politicians and business leaders to take steps that help older women to remain productive in the workforce for longer, as research shows more than half (54%) feel it would be difficult for them to raise issues, including menopause, with their employers and three fifths would also feel uncomfortable bringing up health and wellbeing issues with a male manager.
THE TRANSITION to greener economies and industries offers a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to improve working conditions and practices for migrant workers, according to IOSH.
ONE HUNDRED and thirty-five workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published on 6 July by the Health and Safety Executive.
UK WORK and pensions secretary Mel Stride has been quoted in a national newspaper saying increases in people working from home is causing a rise in those on long-term sickness.
VITAL FIREFIGHTER cancer monitoring has been launched in London as part of a new UK wide research project commissioned by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU). The testing is being carried out by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), led by a world expert in fire toxicity, Professor Anna Stec, and will continue until June 24th.
IOSH HAS issued a statement responding to the announcement that a record 2.6 million people in the UK are not working due to long-term sickness,
MENTAL HEALTH charity Mind is celebrating its national partner Dunelm becoming the 2,500th organisation to sign up to the Mental Health at Work Commitment.
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