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5 tips for effective Absence Management
According to the ONS’ latest report on sickness absence in the UK labour market, an estimated 149.3 million working days were lost because of sickness or injury in 2021 – that’s equivalent to 4.6 days per worker.
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How to look after your mental health at work
For us to stay happy and healthy and be able to perform effectively at work, maintaining good mental health is essential. Here, we share some general advice from our clinical experts at Medigold Health on the key questions to ask if you’re feeling low at work and the positive steps you[...]
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How to Avoid Loneliness When You’re Working From Home
Led by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May) aims to get people talking more about mental health and how we can all enjoy better mental wellbeing. The theme for 2022 is loneliness.
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5 Top Tips on Things to do When You’re Feeling Lonely
Human beings are social creatures, and when there is a discrepancy between the social connections we want or need and those that we actually have, it can leave us feeling lonely. Loneliness can result in many different emotions, from stress and anger to anxiety and depression, and in the long[...]
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How to prevent stress in the workplace
With today being National Stress Awareness Day, we wanted to take the opportunity to talk about workplace stress, the most common type of stress among UK adults, and what employers can do to reduce and prevent it.
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Fasting during Ramadan – what are the fitness for work implications?
Between 1 April and 1 May 2022, Muslims around the world will be celebrating the holy month of Ramadan by fasting every day between dawn and sunset. But what are the potential fitness for work implications of this religious practice? Here, we share an article co-authored by Medigold Health Occupational[...]
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What is occupational health?
Occupational Health is a highly specialised but broad area of medicine that focuses on the inter-relationship between work and health and how each affects the other in either a positive, neutral or negative way. Occupational Health providers provide advice and guidance to employers to help them: reduce risks to the health and[...]
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Answering your Medigold Health Protect FAQs
Following on from her previous video introducing our Protect service and discussing the many benefits it offers for SMEs looking to improve the occupational health and wellbeing support available to their employees, today our Small Business Health Consultant Alex Humphries addresses some of the most frequently asked questions we receive from[...]
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The Value of Occupational Health for SME Business Continuity
Post-pandemic, the UK’s economic recovery will depend on the success of SMEs (small and medium enterprises), which account for three-fifths of all employment (around 16m people) and around half the turnover within the country’s private sector.
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