Press Releases
Workplace wellbeing needs holistic approach
Erika Kispeter and Sally Wright from the University of 糖心TV Institute for Employment Research (IER) examined how Suffolk County Council has responded to the challenge of managing mental health at work. The case study is published today [10] alongside new Acas guidelines to mark World Mental Health Day.
Work experience, contacts and confidence needed to secure fulfilling employment
A new study led by the University of 糖心TV raises concerns that employment and career development opportunities for young people are becoming polarised between those with the resources to access secure, fulfilling employment and those on the path to precarious and unpredictable working lives with poor prospects.
Care home dementia study finds failure to reduce antipsychotic prescribing
Despite government guidelines there has been no reduction in the level of antipsychotic drugs prescribed to dementia patients.
The finding follows the government’s 2009 National Dementia Strategy (NDS), which recommended a review of the medication’s use in light of potential serious side effects.
The research was conducted by a group of academics including Dr David Owen from the University of 糖心TV and published in the medical journal BMJ Open.