Information

Finding the right information at the right time can be very difficult and very time consuming. This part of the site, together with the links to pages on The Law, organisations that are available to help, and examples of good practice, aims to make that task a lot easier by having everything you need to know in one place. Click on the bold text to follow links and download documents.

MINDFUL EMPLOYER Publications
Other helpful publications:
   Absence & health management
   General mental health
   Good practice
   Stress management
   Support for line managers
Useful websites

More information will be added to the list below as times goes on and if you know of any other resources then please contact us. 

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MINDFUL EMPLOYER^® Publications

What is Mental Ill Health?
A short guide to the main diagnoses and treatments.

Working Towards
An aid to help employers recognise good practice already in place, identify areas for improvement and plan how to work towards the aims of the Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health.

Recruitment, Retention & Redeployment
Information on the range of support and help available.   

What Works, What Doesn't
Examples of current employment practice and a stimulus for supporting employees who have mental health issues, their colleagues and managers.

Working for Health
'Working for Health’ conferences took place in May & December 2006 and brought together GPs and employers. This document (which is a revision of the one published in May 2006) brings together some of the common issues raised by delegates about links between GPs and employers and in managing sickness absence together. It offers statements on good practice and suggestions to assist in building on and improving current procedures.

Requesting a Doctor's Report
At the Working for Health conferences employers and doctors highlighted the need for better communication. Requests by employers for medical reports from GPs were one of the many issues discussed. This paper offers some suggestions and ideas for employers about what to include in such requests.

Feeling Stressed: Keeping Well
Is it possible to help prevent people from becoming unwell? Here is a preventative approach towards harmful levels of stress at work. Feeling Stressed: Keeping Well is a practical, common sense, personal workbook suitable for all staff to use.

MINDFUL EMPLOYER Posters
Two MINDFUL EMPLOYER posters are available for any employer to download, print and display on staff noticeboards etc - simply click on the link. We also produce posters for Charter signatories - these can be viewed by clicking on the link (printable copies are only available to signatories).

Mindful Employment Practice Resource List
The former Disability Rights Commission (now Equality & Human Rights Commission) and the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health together with MINDFUL EMPLOYER have produced this information on the employment of people with mental health problems, reducing stress, job retention, and contains a list of organisations and networks. Updated August 2007.

Other Helpful Publications

Absence & health management
General mental health
Good practice
Stress management
Support for line managers

Absence & health management:

Absence Management Toolkit
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), working with HSE and Acas, have launched a free online toolkit to help managers with absence management. It is aimed principally at line managers working in small and medium sized enterprises, but could also be of interest to those working in larger organisations.

Workplace Interventions for People with Common Mental Health Problems
The British Occupational Health Research Foundation (BOHRF) have published an evidence review and recommendations. Click on the link to access some key themes which will connect you to the main publication.

Work and Health
Produced by the National Director for Health, Work and Well-Being, this leaflet challenges how we think about health and work and offers ideas on what to do and what not to do

Management of Health, Safety & Welfare Issues
Produced by NHS Employers and aimed primarily at NHS organisations, this publication contains useful information for any employer.

Concept of Rehabilitation for the Management of Common Health Problems by Gordon Waddell and A Kim Burton
Published by The Stationery Office, 2004. ISBN 0117033944: available from TSO Bookshops and www.tso.co.uk/bookshop

Practical Occupational Medicine by Raymond Agius, Anthony Seaton et al - click on the title for more information.

Recognising and managing mental health issues at work; the rationale for training and evidence of effectiveness
Written by Andrew Buckley of Kipepeo Ltd this paper has brought together some of the background and looked at the available evidence for effectiveness and outcomes of training employees in the recognition and management of mental health issues at work.

General mental health:

Mental Health: The Last Workplace Taboo
Independent research commissioned by the Shaw Trust and conducted and written by the Future Foundation into what British business thinks. Available from the Shaw Trust website. See also web resource.

Don't Mix It! - Alcohol & Work
The HSE have produced a free employers' guide to alcohol and work focusing on topics including the effects on individuals, the legal position, providing information and the implications of screening.

Guidance for Trade Union Representatives
Working with the TUC, together with the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health and MINDFUL EMPLOYER, the former Disability Rights Commission  published this guidance for trade unions on supporting members with mental health problems to resolve workplace issues, and how to create a ‘mentally healthy workplace’.

Good practice:

Employment: A Practical Guide
The former Disability Rights Commission (now Equality & Human Rights Commission) produced this practical guide to the law and best practice and agreed to it being available on this site. The document covers physical health issues, learning difficulties and mental health.

Investors In People: Health & Well-being at Work Resource Pack
A link to this useful resource from IiP.

Leading by Example
Written by Patience Seebohm and Bob Grove, this new book provides a very practical guide about for NHS Trusts and the public sector in general in becoming exemplar employers of people with mental health problems. Available price £10 plus p&p from Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, 134-138 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB Tel: 020 7827 8300 or order online from SCMH. 

Stress management:

Work-Related Stress: A Short Guide
Tackling Stress: A Guide for Employees
Tackling Stress: The Management Standards Approach
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have kindly agreed to us carrying these three publications for you to download.

Managing the cause of work related stress
HSE revised guidance Managing the cause of work related stress – A step by step approach using the Management Standards is now available from HSE Books  price £10.95. This edition updates and replaces the existing publication A manager’s guide to improving and maintaining employee health and wellbeing and includes a CD-ROM containing further revised tools and guidance.

Stress - Building the Business Case
Kindly provided by and published by NHS Health Scotland, this is a step-by-step guide to determining the impact of stress on your organisation. Covers financial, legal and other aspects.

Is Stress a Disability? - A Frequently Asked Question
This paper was written by the former Disability Rights Commission to complement Getting the Best Out of the Employment Experience Guidance for Trade Union Representatives (see below).

Working Together to Reduce Stress at Work
This leaflet has been produced by the International Stress Management Association and is supported by HSE, ACAS, TUC and the CIPD.

Support for managers:

SHIFT Line Managers' Resource
Originally published as part of the 'mind out for mental health' campaign (see below), this popular resource has been updated and reissued by SHIFT. Download the pdf by clicking on the link above. Hard copies can be requested from employment@csip.org.uk or by contacting us.

Line Managers' Resource
Working Minds Toolkit
The National Institute for Mental Health England (NIMHE) now holds these two important and useful resources for employers from the former 'mindout for mental health' campaign. 

Useful Websites

Shaw Trust
Web resource to help manage mental ill health at work and helpline for line managers.

The Work Organisation assessment has been scientifically validated for use by small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector with a minimum of 20 employees. It's designed to help HR and occupational health managers to diagnose how 'healthy' their organisation is. What are you doing well? What could you improve?

The National Social Inclusion Project have an online employment resource on their website.

The Human Givens Institute in conjunction with Mindfields College provides straightforward psychological information and training that helps businesses create working environments which meet the innate needs of staff at all levels.

UK National Work-Stress Network provides a range of information and contacts.

Mental Health Works is an initiative of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario.

National Partnership for Workplace Mental Health is an American Psychiatric Foundation programme in partnership with American employers and the American Psychiatric Association

Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand

Beyond Blue is the national depression initiative in Australia

More information will be added to this page in due course.

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