Fit for Work is a line of support for GPs, employers & employees. Supporting people in work with health conditions and helping with sickness absence

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Every year around 1 million workers go off sick for 4 weeks or more: More about #FitforWork: bit.ly/1Tmxzau amp.twimg.com/v/0aff0e83-b90…

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Mental wellbeing in numbers from @EmployeeBenefit | bit.ly/2EwOd8K #mentalhealth
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Latest on the Fit for Work blog: 'Cold weather and its effect on health' | bit.ly/2EvABL3 #healthandwork
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'Helen Smith: Stop #mentalhealth becoming a tick-box culture' | bit.ly/2sfo4X8 Via @EmployeeBenefit

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'Employers need to take practical steps to tackle #mentalhealth issues' | bit.ly/2nAFEjG Via @personneltoday
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How to support employees with depression in the workplace | bit.ly/2Bd1KjO Via @EmployeeBenefit #mentalhealth
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Bullying and stress at work: #occupationalhealth case study of heavy goods driver | bit.ly/2nxfJcF Via @personneltoday
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68% see increase in stress and #mentalhealth related illnesses in the workplace | bit.ly/2nwxWa3 Via @EmployeeBenefit

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According to figures from @macmillancancer there are an estimated 2.5 million people living with cancer in the UK. Cancer and discrimination at work | bit.ly/2z43Cuo #WorldCancerDay
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Occupational health research round-up: February 2018 | bit.ly/2s0nKLA Via @personneltoday #OccHealth
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Stress can have a serious impact on both employees and businesses. This article by @FitforWork outlines why building #resilience in the #workplace is so important and provides some helpful #tips for employers to help them do this buff.ly/2EjjGIO
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Study shows employees lose an average of 30.4* working days each year due to sickness and under-performance in the office as a result of ill-health | bit.ly/2DoJKkI @Vitality_UK

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'Unhealthy employees now cost British firms six working weeks a year in lost #productivity' | bit.ly/2DoJKkI Via @hrreview
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Also known as the ‘winter blues’, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects people when the days are shorter and colder. 'Supporting employees with #SeasonalAffectiveDisorder' | bit.ly/2DxsEEy

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'Employees lose 30 productive working days a year through sickness and presenteeism' | bit.ly/2DosXyc Via @EmployeeBenefit
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'Staff lose 30 days a year due to sickness absence and #presenteeism' | bit.ly/2DhVokw Via @personneltoday
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Research by @PeldonRose showed 45% of respondents feel that winter adversely affects their motivation, while 34% think the colder weather impacts their productivity | bit.ly/2DfTxwy #healthandwork

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'42% believe winter has negative impact on mental wellbeing' | bit.ly/2DfTxwy Via @EmployeeBenefit #mentalhealth

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Over a third of employees ignore medical advice and go to work | bit.ly/2D5JXJj @theHRDIRECTOR #presenteeism
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Research from @MindCharity revealed that stress and other #mentalhealth problems are the second biggest cause of absence from work in the UK | bit.ly/2DgwvWj
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Championing #mentalhealth in the workplace | bit.ly/2DgwvWj Via @theHRDIRECTOR
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