The wellbeing of healthcare professionals will be pushed to the top of the policy agenda when the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow holds its next webinar on Tuesday 12th May 2020. The college’s latest free online event, which will be chaired by college President Professor Jackie Taylor, will hear from three key […]
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In her new book, ‘The Well Gardened Mind’ psychiatrist Sue Stuart-Smith explores how gardening is good for the mind and body and can ease the stress of your hospital job. Spending time in the garden, pottering and listening to birdsong is beneficial for our physical and mental health, a new study has found. Professor Alistair […]
Have you been furloughed? Priory mental health expert offers advice on how to manage anxiety and look after your mental health during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Millions have been furloughed with the Government paying an employee’s salary, up to 80 per cent of their monthly income, capped at £2,500 a month; The Office for National Statistics […]
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https://youtu.be/rRYrGsBKKk8 The Duchess of Cambridge speaks with midwives and parents at Kingston Hospital in London via video chat about the importance of mental health. […]
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Siobhan Miller, founder of the Positive Birth Company and author of bestselling book ‘Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better’ commented: “One in five women experience perinatal anxiety and depression during pregnancy or in the first year after giving birth. With the coronavirus lockdown in force, we sadly expect this number to rise significantly, especially […]
Life in lockdown is having a significant impact on our health. Recognising the triggers for over-eating or increased alcohol intake during the pandemic; experts look at how to curb the cravings • Over-eating or ‘emotional eating’ can become a food addiction • Certain foods stimulate the brain’s secretion of opiate-like, “feel-good” chemicals such as serotonin […]
Priory’s online therapy service enables people to access help from expert therapists from their home. During this difficult time, people needing help for mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, stress, panic and conditions including OCD can find themselves unable to access a qualified therapist. The Priory Group, the mental healthcare specialists, has launched a service, […]
Wilderness expert Daniel Start talks to Rebecca Wallersteiner about his 3 new ‘Wild Guides’ published this Spring, with tips on how to unwind in the wild from the emotional and physical pressures of your hospital job, If you come home in the evenings feeling emotionally and physically exhausted owing to the relentless pressures of your […]
The Coronavirus report dedicated to physical and mental health collected between 9-14th April, amongst 3.7k UK and US consumers, found that the crisis is taking a toll on our mental wellbeing as well as our diet and fitness. The data, taken from 18-64 year olds, highlights the different mental health concerns between UK and US […]
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Novel computational methods provide new insight into daytime alertness in people with sleep apnoea. New polysomnography parameters are better than conventional ones at describing how the severity of oxygen desaturation during sleep affects daytime alertness in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, according to a new study published in European Respiratory Journal. Inadequate sleep is widely […]