mental health
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Employee assistance programmes are in the spotlight due to a schizophrenic approach by government. But as Sue Weir points out, they are backed by solid research.
20 January 2012
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6 min read
PMI
The new NHS focus on patient outcomes will specifically target getting those suffering long term conditions or mental illness back into work.
07 December 2011
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1 min read
Employee Benefits
Stress and other mental health issues are now the most common reason for people absent from work, new research has found.
05 October 2011
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1 min read
Group Protection
Mental health problems will be the number one health priority for the world in the near future and workplaces must play their part in tackling it, a conference has heard.
21 September 2011
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2 min read
PMI
The government has extended its NHS choice agenda to include community and mental health services.
19 July 2011
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2 min read
PMI
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has proposed new guidelines for adult mental health care provided by the NHS.
21 June 2011
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1 min read
PMI
GPs have condemned the care offered to mental health patients by the NHS while some have resorted to prescribing drugs to those facing long waiting lists.
16 June 2011
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2 min read
PMI
Cigna has produced two new online mental health guides to help employers limit the impact of these conditions in the workplace.
27 May 2011
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1 min read
Critical Illness
Alice suffered from anorexia in her teens and early 20s. She now has a partner with whom she shares a joint mortgage but also has some underlying mild depression.
11 October 2010
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4 min read
Group Protection
Employers are increasingly addressing issues such as mental health in a bid to reduce long term absence rates, research from Aviva suggests.
01 February 2010
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2 min read
