October 2018
Stress: Managing IT
Welcome to the October e-bulletin which this month focuses on International Stress Awareness Week which runs from the 5th – 9th November 2018. This year’s theme ‘Does hi-tech cause hi-stress’ will look at two sides of technology: on the one hand, the stressful effects of the 24/7 lifestyle that technology has brought, and on the other, the positive contribution that technology can make, helping us manage our lives better. Our most recent seminar was held at Bangor University on the 11 October 2018 entitled ‘Old and Alone: Not just an isolated incident’. We had a number of interesting presentations and workshops and all the information and a video from the day can be found on our past events page. The next seminar will be held early in 2019 and will focus on nutrition and early years.
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Health and safety at work Stress, anxiety and depression statistics 2016
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11.7
million
million
Workers suffering from work-related stress, anxiety and depression (new and long-standing cases) in 2015/16
Working days lost
Source: Estimates based on self-reports from the Labour Force Survey
Source: Estimates based on self-reports from the Labour Force Survey 2015/16
24
37%
Working days lost per case on average
Of all work-related illhealth cases
Source: Estimates based on self-reports from the Labour Force Survey 2015/16
Source: Estimates based on self-reports from the Labour Force Survey 2015/16
45%
5.2 billion
Of all working days lost due to ill health
Annual cost of workrelated stress, anxiety and depression in Great Britain 2014/15
Source: Estimates based on self-reports from the Labour Force Survey 2015/16
Main work factors
Source: Estimates based on HSE Cost Model
Public sector most affected
Workload pressure including:
Lack of managerial support including:
• Tight deadlines • Too much pressure • Too much responsibility
• Organisational changes • Violence at work • Role uncertainty
Source: Estimates based on self-reports from the Labour Force Survey 2015/16
In particular:
Associated jobs:
• Education • Health • Social care
• Teaching • Nursing/midwifery • Welfare
Source: Estimates based on self-reports from the Labour Force Survey 2015/16
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Spotlight on sTRESS aWARENESS HSE Stress Management Standards Nerys Edmonds: Principal Health Impact Assessment Development Officer / Senior Public Health Practitioner
Stress at work is generated through the interaction between individuals and their environment. Therefore, tackling stress effectively needs to go beyond approaches that target individuals alone, to consider the impact of the work environment and culture. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are clear that stress is a health and safety at work issue. They have produced Stress Management Standards based on the evidence of what causes damaging stress at work. These standards focus on elements of job design that impact on stress. The standards cover six key areas of work design that, if not properly managed, are associated with poor health, lower productivity and increased accident and sickness absence rates. The Management Standards are: • Demands – this includes issues such as workload, work patterns and the work environment • Control – how much say the person has in the way they do their work • Support – this includes the encouragement, sponsorship and resources provided by the organisation, line management and colleagues • Relationships – this includes promoting positive working to avoid conflict and dealing with unacceptable behaviour • Role – whether people understand their role within the organisation and whether the organisation ensures that they do not have conflicting roles • Change – how organisational change (large or small) is managed and communicated in the organisation If you think about an example of where work has caused you stress it is very likely to relate to one or more of these areas. The standards can also be helpful in identifying where positive change might be needed and possible. For example: is role conflict a major issue? Could you work together to clarify people’s roles and ensure better co-ordination and communication? If your team is suffering from stress, could you build more support into the way you work? How could you improve relationships in your team or between teams? The HSE has produced a range of tools and resources based on these standards to help organisations carry out stress risk assessments and identify how to improve their management of stress. There is a workbook to help your organisation meet its legal duty to assess the risks to its employees from work-related stress and gives advice and practical guidance on how to manage work-related stress. It promotes the Management Standards approach to tackling work-related stress – a systematic approach to implementing an organisational procedure for managing work-related stress. The workbook uses a clear step-by-step method which includes checklists to help you make sure you have completed a stage before you move to the next step. HSE’s stress web pages support the workbook with other guidance and tools.
Does Hi-Tech Cause Hi-Stress
This year the International Stress Management Association UK (ISMA) has chosen on the the November 7th. International Stress Awareness Week enables major goals to be achieved, inc the importance of wellbeing for individuals and organisations. You can view a list of all activit
Living Life Well Programme 2018
The Living Life Well Programme is delivered by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health B INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS. Taught courses are delivered in a lecture style (not a g who feel uncomfortable talking in front of others to attend without any concerns.
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Board which runs three taught courses called STRESS CONTROL, ACTIVATE YOUR LIFE and group therapy); as such they contain no discussion of personal problems. This allows people
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New Horizons offers a range of opportunities for adults who live in RCT and Merthyr who are experiencing mental health issues including courses from the Cwm Taf Recovery College, peer support, activities including art and craft, a youth project, a choir and the successful management of the Mental Health Support website. www.mentalhealthsupport.co.uk · The Cwm Taf Recovery College Timetable and a summary of the courses New Horizons are holding in Autumn 2018 can be found on the New Horizons website.
#deedsnotwords This report was launched at an event at the Senedd on World Mental Health Day – October 10th 2018. The event marked the culmination of Welsh mental health charity Hafal’s #DeedsNotWords campaign which has seen women in every county of Wales organising local events.
ACTivate Your Life ACTivate Your Life is a psychology course based on a new approach to therapy - “ACT” (that stands for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). We believe that everyone can benefit from this course – that includes people with emotional problems, mental health issues, physical health conditions, and even people who have “no problems at all” (although this is a rare condition!). ACTivate Your Life offers help to people with emotional issues including anxiety, depression, stress, worrying, low self-confidence, unwelcome thoughts, panic, lack of motivation, unwanted habits, addictions etc. It can also be helpful for people with physical health conditions that are painful, or disabling or very worrying. The courses are free – and each week you will be given notes on the course and an activity sheet of things that you can do between the sessions to enhance your learning and practice the skills that the course will teach you. The course is delivered over four weekly sessions - ACT 1, ACT 2, ACT 3 and ACT 4! Each session lasts for about 2 hours (including a coffee break). ACTivate Your Life is completely free, and you can bring a friend or relative with you if you choose. The course is available to residents of Blaenau Gwent.
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Royal College of Paediatrics says infant deaths could be 140% higher than similar countries by 2030 Infant mortality in England and Wales rose in 2015 and again in 2016, reversing the 100year decline in one of the key indicators of population health. The Child health in 2030 in England: comparisons with other wealthy countries report, launched by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health reveals that even if infant mortality begins to decline again at its previous rate, infant mortality rates could be 80% higher than the average across the EU15+ in 2030. If mortality continues the current ‘stall’ then it will be 140% higher in 2030.
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Increase in Syphilis and Gonorrhoea in Wales The latest sexually transmitted infections (STI) annual report from Public Health Wales shows an increase in the number of STIs diagnosed in Wales, with a total of 12,852 diagnoses in 2017. Most significantly, there was a 53 per cent increase in cases of syphilis diagnosed and a 21 per cent increase in diagnoses of gonorrhoea.
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