HSE's Working Minds campaign celebrated its 1st anniversary last week. The campaign calls for change across Britain’s workplaces where stress, depression and anxiety are responsible for half of ill-health reports amongst workers.
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and The International Stress Management Association (ISMA UK) are the latest organisations to join the campaign which means the number of partners has more than doubled since launch.
This month the campaign has also reached a significant milestone of one thousand champions signed up to support, share and amplify messages.
One year on, our partners share their views on why mental health and stress prevention need to be a priority in these challenging times. Watch the video from campaign partners.
You can also hear from HSE Chair, Sarah Newton about the importance of working together.
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The latest episode of the HSE Podcast focuses on the importance of work-related stress and supporting good mental health in the workplace.
To coincide with Working Minds' 1st anniversary, HSE Chair Sarah Newton is joined on the podcast by one of the world’s foremost experts on wellbeing, Professor Sir Cary Cooper.
Professor Cooper is the author/editor of over 170 books, has written more than 450 scholarly articles for academic journals, and is a frequent contributor to national newspapers, TV and radio.
Listen to the podcast
If you were unable to make it to HSE’s Health and Work Conference this year, it’s not too late to sign up for a video-on-demand ticket.
The free, virtual event promoted better prevention, management and control of the common risks and causes of occupational ill-health across Great Britain.
As well as discussions on topics including musculoskeletal disorders and work-related stress and mental health, HSE unveiled how it is supporting the government’s response to the Health is Everyone’s Business (HiEB) consultation.
Sign up for your video on-demand ticket
Last month NEBOSH launched its new course, Managing Stress at Work, which was developed jointly with HSE.
The course is designed to provide straightforward, practical skills in identifying the causes of workplace stress, and developing interventions to prevent, control and reduce stress.
Find out more and book
Acas and HSE’s Policy Team have recently collaborated on a podcast that is now available to listen to.
The podcast focuses on the legal duties employers have around work-related stress and mental health, and discusses the benefit of taking action to prevent and manage the causes of stress in the workplace.
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Carole Spiers is Chair of ISMA UK, who are one of the latest partners to join the campaign during International Stress Awareness Week.
Carole writes about why calls for action are needed to create a healthy workplace culture in this blog: Why calls for action are greatly needed.
ISMA is a registered charity and the lead professional body for workplace and personal stress management, supporting good mental health, wellbeing and performance. It promotes sound knowledge and best practice in stress management, mental health and wellbeing both nationally and internationally.
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