Mental Health - Work Related Stress

In Great Britain, it is estimated (Labour Force Survey) that in 2017/18, there were approximately half a million cases of work-related stress, anxiety and depression, with an estimated 15.4 million working days being lost at a cost of over £5billion per year. These conditions are among the most commonly reported causes of occupational ill-health.

In this webinar, Phoebe Smith, one of the lead human factors specialists at HSE Science and Research Centre, talks about what organisations can do to reduce the risk of anxiety and depression arising from work-related stress and help protect/enhance individuals' mental health. Phoebe also discusses how the HSE Stress Indicator Tool and support help organizations to control work related stress.

About the speaker:

Phoebe Smith CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS is an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society and held an honorary professorship for three years in the Faculty of Health and Well-being at Sheffield Hallam University. She has over 25 years’ experience in human factors and is one of HSE’s human factors technical leads.