Feature Articles

The prolonged challenges of the past 18 months mean the number of burnout cases is still on the rise. How can you spot the signs? And as an employer or manager, what can you do to prevent burnout? Lizzie Broadbent suggests some practical steps to reduce the risk.

Covid-19 has taken a heavy emotional and physical toll on people working in the health services, together with creating an imposing backlog of tests and treatment in all settings, ongoing demands dealing with the virus, a surge in demand for mental health services and persistent inequalities across the workforce.

In this feature, Healthcare Consultant, Thoreya Swage, prompts the conversation of health and wellbeing in primary care and how to prioritise it.

Climate change and workplace health may seem to be separate issues. In practice they have overlapping priorities, interests and solutions that can be mutually beneficial. Jon Herbert reports.

From feeling overwhelmed to trouble sleeping, a lack of self-confidence and using drugs or alcohol to cope — there are a myriad of ways stress can impact daily life. Long-term stress can lead to physical, mental and emotional exhaustion, also known as burnout. And burnout can lead to serious health implications later down the line.

Laura King asks why dust is still a problem in the construction industry and what needs to be done to prevent it.

With daylight saving time coming to an end at 2am on Sunday 31 October 2021, and starting again at 1am on Sunday 27 March 2022, employers should decide what this means for staff who are working when the clocks change. Stacie Cheadle, employment law writer at Croner-i, outlines the points to consider.