Fit for Work

Fit for Work is a line of support for GPs, employers & employees. Supporting people in work with health conditions and helping with sickness absence

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Every year around 1 million workers go off sick for 4 weeks or more:
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Mental wellbeing in numbers from @EmployeeBenefit | https://t.co/o6jnkUVMEj

#mentalhealth

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Latest on the Fit for Work blog:

'Cold weather and its effect on health' | https://t.co/ziquv6n528
#healthandwork

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'Helen Smith: Stop #mentalhealth becoming a tick-box culture' | https://t.co/u3eEVM235g

Via @EmployeeBenefit

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'Employers need to take practical steps to tackle #mentalhealth issues' | https://t.co/WHjuWMcxf8

Via @personneltoday

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How to support employees with depression in the workplace | https://t.co/t3vJD580yY

Via @EmployeeBenefit

#mentalhealth

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Bullying and stress at work: #occupationalhealth case study of heavy goods driver | https://t.co/UakNstJojL

Via @personneltoday

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68% see increase in stress and #mentalhealth related illnesses in the workplace | https://t.co/y62m5x0VAD

Via @EmployeeBenefit

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According to figures from @macmillancancer there are an estimated 2.5 million people living with cancer in the UK.

Cancer and discrimination at work | https://t.co/lAHHaY3vI6
#WorldCancerDay

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Occupational health research round-up: February 2018 | https://t.co/YC0KHUYx0K

Via @personneltoday
#OccHealth

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Stress can have a serious impact on both employees and businesses. This article by @FitforWork outlines why building #resilience in the #workplace is so important and provides some helpful #tips for employers to help them do this https://t.co/RJ4LvvvQp6

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Study shows employees lose an average of 30.4* working days each year due to sickness and under-performance in the office as a result of ill-health | https://t.co/eJXqGR9hcV

@Vitality_UK

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'Unhealthy employees now cost British firms six working weeks a year in lost #productivity' | https://t.co/eJXqGR9hcV

Via @hrreview

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Also known as the ‘winter blues’, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects people when the days are shorter and colder.

'Supporting employees with #SeasonalAffectiveDisorder' | https://t.co/UeV7MBAuIz

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@BITC and @PHE_uk have launched a toolkit to help employers reduce the risk of sleep deprivation and boost productivity in the workplace | https://t.co/bECM7mwzJ4

Via @personneltoday

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'Employees lose 30 productive working days a year through sickness and presenteeism' | https://t.co/iBqJAlCNBj

Via @EmployeeBenefit

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'Staff lose 30 days a year due to sickness absence and #presenteeism' | https://t.co/1loJTfkGLh

Via @personneltoday

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Research by @PeldonRose showed 45% of respondents feel that winter adversely affects their motivation, while 34% think the colder weather impacts their productivity | https://t.co/C9DjOsl1Tu

#healthandwork

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'42% believe winter has negative impact on mental wellbeing' | https://t.co/C9DjOsl1Tu

Via @EmployeeBenefit
#mentalhealth

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Over a third of employees ignore medical advice and go to work | https://t.co/IdfyuOCLVD

@theHRDIRECTOR
#presenteeism

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Research from @MindCharity revealed that stress and other #mentalhealth problems are the second biggest cause of absence from work in the UK | https://t.co/2Emumqdflv