Rise in inactivity has by far been the rise in long term sickness. That has been a brake on the economy and prompted the creation of a major back to Work Programme from government ministers. But if ministers were hoping for a rapid turnaround, heres a reality check. The Health Foundation thinktank projects that the number of working age adults suffering from major illness whether diabetes, depression, chronic pain or Heart Problems is actually set to rise significantly over the coming decades, in fact, by an extra 700,000 by 2040. Fran springfield, a nurse for decades, was forced to give up work while she was in her 50s due to back problems which left her needing to use a wheelchair. The sadness of it all has been is that theres no real way that i could go back and work part time. I only know of one of us in the uk who is a Wheelchair User and still works. And troublingly, new research from the foundation seen by newsnight suggests 80 of that 700,000 projected increase in working age p
LISBON Attendance at the Beaver Local Middle School is on the rise. During the September board of education meeting, middle school principal Mason Seachri
LISBON Attendance at the Beaver Local Middle School is on the rise. During the September board of education meeting, middle school principal Mason Seachri
THE CHATHAMS - The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will present In Our Own Voice, a program on suicide prevention, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 at the Library
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England has called on employers to help end the silence and stigma around discussing suicide at work to help improve suicide prevention.