Many organisations have had to move unexpectedly into a virtual working environment. Employees have been laid off, or furloughed, and others have had to reorganise their diaries and work from home. Managers may be struggling to organise teams and communicate with their staff. Staff are trying to juggle family life and remote working. Many employees […]
Clare Wilson, from the ‘New Scientist’, questioned whether the coronavirus could lead on to development of PVFS. Harvey Moldovsky, from the University of Toronto, believes that COVID-19 will lead to many cases of Post-Infective Fatigue Syndrome, and this is supported by Simon Wesseley, former president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. There is a concern […]
In the current climate where we are living in a National Emergency, I wanted to write about something that we can all be affected by – isolation. When we think about isolation we may think about the elderly as the main group of people who would experience feeling isolated and lonely. However just how many […]
Wellness both at home and at work has a vital role in improving the health of an individual and improving business outcomes. Poor mental and physical wellbeing are among the leading causes of absence and work related accidents. According to the Office of National Statistics, since 1993 the number of sick days taken by UK […]
When I first wrote this article it was the week before the terrorist activities we have suffered in Manchester and London. As those involved in workplace counselling, we will be facing the ripple effects of these tragic events in many forms for many months and possibly years to come. This may come very sadly as […]