October 5, 2020
We have recently lived through a period which is challenging everyone. Our children, our workers, our elderly. It is unlikely to get better before it gets worse, as the economic fallout hits us, and we are told that the next epidemic will be anxiety. Read More
May 28, 2020
In this article, we hear from Martin Wilshire, Health & Safety Director at Multiplex, about how the firm has had to act quickly and responsibly to ensure it is following the government’s guidance on how businesses and employers can help to limit the spread of the virus. Read More
December 27, 2019
Researchers invite all companies in the UK to apply for free Mental Health First Aid England training, for a new research project starting 2020, to investigate the effectiveness of mental health first aid training when used on employees. Read More
March 14, 2019
Heather Beach and Mark Glover discuss the relationship between employee and employer when it comes to opening up and talking about mental ill health. Read More
June 19, 2018
Practical considerations for implementing mental health first aid. How often in a day do we ask ‘how are you?’ and Read More
June 18, 2018
‘Construction workers are six times more likely to die from suicide than a fall from height’ A panel is set Read More
May 29, 2018
An extract taken from the blog ‘Suitable and Sufficient’. Written by Nicola Baillie, Head of Safety Assurance at West Midlands Trains. This topic will be discussed further in the in the Occupational Health and Wellbeing Theatre at Safety & Health Expo in June. Read More
February 9, 2018
A new £5m fund to train primary school staff in Mental Health First Aid has been announced by the Department of Health. Read More
February 1, 2018
The British Safety Council has launched a range of training courses, designed to help bosses support staff who are experiencing mental health issues. Read More
September 12, 2017
The full role-out of the construction industry health and mental wellbeing scheme, titled Mates in Mind, has begun. The move Read More