Caring for the workforce: How the IGLOO approach can support wellbeing in care homes.
The adult social care workforce is the backbone of compassionate care in our society. With 1.7 million roles filled across England, 79% by women, care workers support some of the most vulnerable members of our communities. A report published in February highlights a stark reality: while 70% of care workers…
Supporting workers with long covid
Long COVID is a complex syndrome that affects many people previously infected with COVID-19. It has major implications for the workforce, contributing to sickness absence, impaired productivity and job loss. Karina Nielsen and Jo Yarker explain how a framework that combines support from managers, occupational…
Protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a multicomponent sustainable return to work IGLOo intervention
Long-term sickness costs businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) approximately £7 billion per annum. Most long-term sickness absences are attributed to common mental health conditions, which are also highly prevalent in people with acute or musculoskeletal health conditions. This study will pilot…
Igloo Guide For Returning To Work Following Mental Ill-Health: Guide For Managers
This guide has been developed for managers to support employees to return to and stay in work following absence due to mental ill-health drawing on research conducted with the University of Sheffield.
Igloo Guide For Returning To Work Following Mental Ill-Health: Guide For Returning Individuals
This guide has been developed for individuals who are returning to work to support them in returning to and stayin in work following absence due to mental ill-health drawing on research conducted with the University of Sheffield.
Igloo Guide For Returning To Work Following Mental Ill-Health: Guide For HR Professionals
This guide has been developed for HR professionals to support employees to return to and stay in work following absence due to mental ill-health drawing on research conducted with the University of Sheffield.
Igloo Guide For Returning To Work Following Mental Ill-Health: Guide For Colleagues
This guide has been developed for colleagues to help them support an employee to return to and stay in work following absence due to mental ill-health drawing on research conducted with the University of Sheffield.
Thriving at Work: The resources required to support employees returning to work following mental ill-health absence
Sustainable return to work (SRTW) for workers with common mental disorders (CMDs) presents a major societal challenge in terms of scale and costs. Approximately 15% of the working population suffer from CMDs such as depression, anxiety and adjustment disorders (OECD, 2014) and for 50% their experience…