Carecall, Mental wellbeing at work
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From this page you can access all of Carecall’s publications and training course materials. We have also recommended other documents of interest to anyone wishing to find out more about the issues involved in and legislation surrounding mental wellbeing at work.

Business Publications
Building the business case for managing stress in the workplace
 Building the Business Case for Managing Stress in the Workplace
The issue of stress at work is a business-critical one. If it is not managed properly stress will cause employee health and absence problems, and reduce individual and organisational productivity. However, too few employers understand what stress is, how it affects people, or how to identify and manage it.

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Health work and wellbeing policy discussion paper
 Health Work and Wellbeing Policy Discussion Paper
You watt? Sick council worker paid £91,000 to change light bulbs (Daily Mirror, 1 November 2006) – stories like this of taxpayers’ cash apparently being squandered on ‘malingering’ public sector workers make good tabloid headlines. But why has public sector absence become such a hot topic across government, the media and academia? This paper was written by Sarah Silcox (a writer and researcher on employment issues, specialising in health, work and wellbeing) in collaboration with the Acas Health, Work and Wellbeing Steering Group.

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Health and Safety Executive
 Manage the Causes of Stress
Work-related stress is a major cause of occupational ill health, poor productivity and human error. It can result in sickness absence, high staff turnover and poor performance and a possible increase in accidents due to human error. The Health and Safety Executive’s Management Standards approach to risk assessment will help you, your employees and their representatives manage the issue sensibly and minimise the impact of work-related stress on your business.

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Health and Safety Executive
 Management Standards
Going to work is generally good for us, but only if our health, safety and welfare are protected. Preventing ill health because of work-related stress is part of creating a good working environment for your employees.

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Mental wellbeing guide for employers Mental Wellbeing Guide for Employers
Not only is it important to eat the right things and exercise regularly to feel well physically, we also need to look after our mental wellbeing. When we are feeling good about ourselves it can be easy to take mental health for granted. But the statistics show that we shouldn’t, as approximately one in six British adults1 experience at least one diagnosable mental health problem at any given time affecting how they think, feel and behave.

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Mental Health and Work
 Mental Health and Work
The Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions have asked Professor Dame Carol Black, National Director for Health and Work, to lead a review of the health-related factors that influence working life in Great Britain, and make recommendations. The review will inform policy and guide action in relation to health and employment.

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Working for a healthier tomorrow
 Working for a Healthier Tomorrow
The subject of this Review is the health of people of working age, individuals whose health has consequences often far beyond themselves – touching their families and children, workplaces and wider communities. The economic costs of ill-health and its impact on work are measurable and set out for the first time in this Review; but the human costs are often hidden and privately borne.

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Maximum Performance
 Maximum Performance
This book is comprehensive in its coverage of the range of elements of leadership and people management that professionals now need to be aware of. This includes traditional topics - such as personal  performance and stress management, employee motivation and performance, communication skills and leading and managing change, as well as more contemporary issues, such as managing Generation Y, core values and business ethics in a global economy and leadership in high-tech and virtual organisations.

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