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World Mental Health Day - let's talk about mental health in the workplace

Posted by: Jonathan Jones, Posted on: 10 October 2017 - Categories: A great place to work, Civil Service Leaders
Two posters on issue of mental health

The Civil Service marks World Mental Health Day by launching a 'Talking about mental health' poster campaign.

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Know Your Numbers Week - how old is your heart?

Posted by: Jonathan Jones, Posted on: 18 September 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Heart health diet image from Public Health England

Have you taken the Heart Age Test?

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The active path to health and wellbeing

Posted by: Jonathan Jones, Posted on: 3 July 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Feet in trainers

It's Civil Service Physical Activity Week, and Jonathan Jones, our Health and Well-being Champion, has some tips on how we can fit physical activity into the working day.

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Civil Service Awards 2017 - let’s celebrate inspirational individuals and outstanding teams

Posted by: Sir Richard Heaton, Posted on: 20 June 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders

Civil Service Awards Champion Richard Heaton gives his three main reasons for loving the awards and explains why we should all think about nominating someone this year.

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Exercising for better mental health

Posted by: Jonathan Jones, Posted on: 8 May 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Two people walking in countryside with Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 badge superimposed.

In Mental Health Awareness Week, Civil Service Health and Well-being Champion Jonathan Jones looks at the benefits of physical activity for better mental health.

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How facilities management is putting the focus on people

Posted by: Andrew Howarth, Posted on: 28 March 2017 - Categories: A great place to work
Men and women in office meetings chairs

Andrew Howarth of the Government Property Profession looks at changes in facilities management that could make workplaces healthier and more productive.

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Volunteering – give a little, gain a lot

Posted by: Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, Posted on: 22 March 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Head and shoulders of Alex Chisholm

In his first post on this blog, BEIS Permanent Secretary Alex Chisholm talks about a recent experience as a volunteer and what it taught him.

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Office cake culture - public health issue or harmless social tradition?

Posted by: Liza Pawlowska, Posted on: 24 January 2017 - Categories: Our Civil Service
A sponge cake inside a red circle cut by a diagonal red line

Liza Pawlowska, a member of the Mental Wellbeing Network in HM Treasury, looks at the nutritional issues around 'office cake'.

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Top tips for a fit and healthy 2017

Posted by: Jonathan Jones, Posted on: 9 January 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Graphic of your 5-a-day fruit and veg for good health

Read Civil Service Health and Well-being Champion Jonathan Jones's tips for those resolving to live healthier this year.

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Disability-confident leadership

Posted by: Sarah Banks, Posted on: 13 December 2016 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion, Effective leaders
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Sarah Banks, chair of a disability network at the Ministry of Defence, shares her views on what it means to be an inspiring leader.

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