Richard Holmes

It can be difficult to prioritise relaxation, but our tips can help you unwind, increase your energy levels and reduce stress in the workplace.

With employees often feeling reluctant to change, how can employers help their people engage with wellbeing both in and outside the new-normal workplace?

From shops reopening to EU countries lifting border controls, we’re increasingly starting to think about going “back to normal” following the coronavirus outbreak. But what will this “new normal” look like when it comes to the workplace?

Exercise is a great way to beat stress, boost our mood and keep our bodies healthy, but finding time to fit in a home workout session after a long shift or between juggling home schooling and work can be hard.

Whether you’re a key worker still at your workplace or trying to stay productive whilst working from the kitchen table, the boundaries between work and home are more blurred than ever at the moment, making it hard to switch off.

Whether you’re a key worker who’s under extra pressure at work or trying to juggle children and work at home, it’s an incredibly stressful time at the moment.

There is lots of support out there to help you through this difficult time. We’ve listed some information sources, but if you’re struggling with anxiety or depression, reach out to your GP for further support.

Controlling worry is just as important now that the risks are elevated. If you spend hours a day reading all the breaking news stories and worrying about getting ill, it’ll make isolation much more stressful.

With the stress of routine change, juggling responsibilities and worrying about our health and the health of those around us, many of us will find ourselves worrying more than usual at the moment.

Worrying is when we keep going over something in our mind feeling uneasy or concerned about it and not really coming to any solution.

When we talk about giving our immune system a boost, we tend to think of it as one thing that needs a jump start.

What makes a diet healthy and how easy is it for us to achieve whilst we’re in lockdown?

We’ve all heard the guidelines about getting 8 hours of sleep a night, but a significant percentage of UK adults don’t manage that.

When we think about rest and recovery, we nearly always think about sleep, but managing your energy levels throughout the day is also important for being productive and feeling our best.

At times of change and stress, it’s easy to let your wellbeing take a backseat. But the first step in being able to cope with change-related stress is by listening to and meeting your own needs.

Faced with this new normal, it’s a good time to think about productivity techniques that can help you boost your concentration and get things ticked off your to-do list.

Whether it’s a new job or a new way of working, something difficult or something positive, change can be tough and may take its toll on our mental health.

Between new routines and health worries, it’s a stressful time. Staying on top of stress is crucial for our physical and mental wellbeing.

Spend some time thinking about where you might want to increase your knowledge or skill level within your job or even a brand new skill that you want to learn.

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Understanding social distancing with Covid-19

As of Monday 23rd March, the UK government has introduced significant restrictions on movement in an attempt to limit the spread of the virus.

Guidance on how businesses can effectively respond to COVID-19 and minimise the risk of employees contracting the virus and spreading it in the workplace.

Here we look at how to manage sick pay when it comes to those who are self-isolating or fall ill with coronavirus.

Communication is paramount in protecting your business, as everybody has an important role to play in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

It’s important to only use trustworthy sources when seeking coronavirus advice. Here is a list of regularly updated, reliable sources of COVID-19 info.

With government advice in relation to COVID-19 being updated on a daily basis, here’s how you can develop a response plan to keep employees up to date.

It’s easy to label ‘Blue Monday’ as the most ‘depressing’ day of the year, but we must all understand depression is a very serious issue and a term that shouldn’t be used lightly.

A mental health day is when employees take sick leave to manage their mental wellbeing. Here we outline 5 ways to support employee self care in the workplace.

Find out how to manage mental health in the workplace and how to help your employees feel more comfortable about disclosing mental health issues at work.

Our research shows that exhaustion at work is a real issue – over 1 in 10 working Brits have taken a nap at work, and almost half regularly turn up to their job too tired to work.

Mental health at work – it’s a subject we talk openly and honestly about at Westfield Health. Our recent survey of working UK adults found that 86% believe that companies are not doing enough to support them with work-related mental health issues.

It can be challenging to get everything done before you go on holiday, but it’s important to learn how to switch off while you are away.

We’ve put together our top 5 tips on how to be an approachable line manager so you can support your team’s mental health.

Underneath the glistening tinsel, carefully wrapped gifts and turkey basting, Christmas can be the root cause of a lot of stress for many people.

What springs to mind when you think about Christmas? Presents? Sleigh bells? Tinsel? But what’s the thing we all look forward to the most? You guessed it – the food!