4.
STRESS MANAGEMENT AND AWARENESS
We have extensive experience in this field. We see anybody with
“stress, anxiety and or depression” within two weeks
of their going off sick for a rapid assessment. In many cases where
our team work closely with clients we may even see these people
whilst they are still at work. This is more likely when we have
a nominated nurse working with individual clients. We can work with
the person, their GP, management and specially chosen experts to
work together to define the issues, address them and where appropriate
make adjustments in their working pattern in line with current HSE
guidance.
Obtaining
optimum performance from your workforce, your greatest asset is
one of the most significant problems facing commerce and industry
in the current climate. People are naturally apprehensive of what
they don't understand. Five percent of the population suffer from
panic attacks. Over half a million people in the UK were addicted
to tranquillisers in 2001 (source BBC, Panorama). How many others
are on treatment but not addicted? Modern day living has its share
of perceived problems in relationships both at work and outside,
financial problems, depression, lack of self-confidence, etc. With
increasing impingement on productivity and attendant litigation,
this field, it is a key area for a pro-active approach.
Stress
Risk Assessment
If they are paid an average salary of £20,000 p.a. this is
costing their employer £2 million per annum in direct costs.
If one third of these people are actually working at 15% below par
because of mild anxiety, depression, financial worries, interpersonal
problems either at work or outside. This is equivalent to all of
the employees working at 5% below par. In simple terms the company
is paying the equivalent of five full time employees £100,000
per annum to make no contribution whatsoever. Clearly this is not
good business. Sound anticipatory occupational health management
can save you money.
Cognitive
Behavioural Therapy
We have been successfully and effectively using this process to
manage appropriate stress/anxiety/depression cases with specifically
chosen therapists for many years now. Link
to pdf CBT flyer
