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Mental Health at Work – Live Webinar for Time to Talk Day 2021!

Join Tracey Dangerfield and Ceri Morris from SkillBase First Aid in a live webinar on Thursday 4th February at 14:30 for Time to Talk Day 2021! We discuss how to support colleagues and employees with their mental health and wellbeing...

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The Importance of Friendships for Good Mental Health

Friendships are an important part of life and are among the most valuable relationships we have. In a world that has recently flipped our normal lives upside down, not being able to meet in person with each other as much...

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Looking after your mental health at Christmas

The festive season for lots of people can be a time of joy and a great opportunity to spend time with loved ones, but for some it can be a lonely and stressful period. Whether you live with a mental...

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First Aid Training Whilst on Furlough

Updated 9 November 2020 Furlough (Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme) was introduced back in March of this year to prevent mass redundancies by allowing those that cannot do their jobs, either because their normal workplace is closed or there is no longer Read more…

By Ceri Morris, 3 months2 months ago
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Staying safe, Halloween & Covid

For those of us that enjoy some of the traditional Halloween treats like apple-bobbing, fancy dress parties and trick or treating, this year is set to be quite different. In the midst of a global pandemic, we have to keep Read more…

By Ceri Morris, 3 months3 months ago
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8 Things to try in the workplace AFTER World Mental Health Day!

World Mental Health Day was first observed on 10 October 1992 as an annual activity of the World Federation for Mental Health aimed at promoting mental health advocacy and educating the public on relevant issues. Celebrated on the 10th of October, Read more…

By Ceri Morris, 4 months2 months ago
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What should my company do for World Mental Health Day 2020?

Get ready for World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2020, as we call on everyone to open up to mental health, to talk and to listen! World Mental Health Day was first observed on 10 October 1992 as an Read more…

By Ceri Morris, 4 months2 months ago
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Keeping Our Heart Healthy – Tips and Advice

World Heart Day is on Tuesday 29th September 2020. With this in mind, we look at ways you can keep your heart healthy.   The heart is part of your body’s circulatory system. It’s made up of the atria, ventricles, Read more…

By Ceri Morris, 4 months4 months ago
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International Week of Happiness at Work

On average, we spend a third of our life working, that’s 90,000 hours over a lifetime.  So it makes sense that our workplaces are happy ones, right? Even if your ‘new normal’ is working from home, it still applies that Read more…

By Ceri Morris, 4 months4 months ago
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How to do CPR during the Covid-19 Outbreak

Every year in the UK 30,000 people experience a cardiac arrest with 80% of those experiencing a cardiac arrest in the home. This means it could be family members or friends, and if we don’t act quickly enough, they could Read more…

By Ceri Morris, 5 months4 months ago

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