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WOMEN’S HEALTH WEEK

WEBMental Health According to Mental Health Foundation, in England, around one in five women has a common mental health problem such as anxiety, depression or self-harm. …

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URL: https://www.polfed.org/westmids/media/6026/6665_women_s_health_guide_may_2024__final.pdf

Mental health crisis in policing: Whose responsibility is …

WEBIn the past year, police officers were off work with mental health conditions for 571,000 days – the equivalent of 1600 officers being off for a year. Some forces have seen a 40 per cent rise since 2019. …

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Proactive approach needed for officers’ mental wellbeing

WEBStaffordshire Police Federation wellbeing lead Claire Bond has called for a more proactive approach to mental health support for police officers and said the focus …

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Back to Basics: body armour may be affecting your health

WEBA campaign highlighting the potential health risks of excessively wearing body armour has been launched by the Police Federation as part of World Wellbeing Week. The Back to …

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Policy Document: Health & Safety

WEBHealth and Safety principles must flow throughout the culture of the police service so that the right balance is achieved between operational policing and health and safety duties. …

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Health & Safety

WEBThe Police (Health & Safety) Act 1997 made police officers employees for the purposes of health and safety legislation. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA) and …

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208 officers signed off for mental ill health in Kent

WEB208 officers in Kent were signed off for mental ill health in the past financial year. m. Neil Mennie, Chair of Kent Police Federation, said: “The figures around mental …

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Demand Capacity & Welfare Survey Mental health and …

WEBservices 1 for their mental health and wellbeing (e.g. counselling, helpline services, peer support groups). • 43% of respondents indicated that they were aware of proactive …

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National Police Healthcare Scheme

WEBTel: 0191 437 3000. Email: [email protected]. Refer A Friend – If you’ve been a member for three months or more, you can refer a friend and earn yourself £25! The …

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Mental Health Awareness Week May 2024

WEBMental Health Awareness Week is a chance to make a positive change for your mental health. Useful links: NHS Samaritans Mind AnxietyUK Mental Health Foundation 6661 …

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National Police Healthcare Scheme

WEBThe National Police Healthcare Scheme aims to cover the cost of hospitalisation and specialist medical fees, for treatment for acute medical conditions, both as an in-patient …

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Health and Safety Updates

WEBEffective Health and Safety management can only be delivered by working together, in collaboration, to achieve the best possible outcomes driven by Chief Officers and Senior …

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Guide to measuring health and safety performance

WEBThe guidance expands on the Measuring performance chapter in HSE's publication HSG65 Successful health and safety management,1 which provides guidance on managing …

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Health and Safety Executive Tackling stress: The Management …

WEBA total of 13.4 million working days were lost to stress, depression and anxiety in 2001. Work-related stress costs society between £3.7 billion. and £3.8 billion a year (1995/96 …

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Police Health & Safety Guidelines – A Management …

WEBGroup on the 13th September 2012. The document was originally approved by Chief Constables’ Council on 19th April 2007. The. document identifies standards required for …

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Health surveillance at work

WEBn Health screening to meet legal requirements, such as making eyesight testing available under the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992, or an …

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The Health and Safety of First Responders at Major Incidents

WEBA fire at the Fehrer (GB) Limited factory in Smethwick on 24 July 2002 resulted in the destruction of the factory. Fortunately, nobody was injured, although 110 people were …

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New commitment on ill-health retirements

WEB26 October 2022. Police Care UK has launched a new Ill-Health Retirement Commitment for all forces across the country. The guidance document was developed through …

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