What is Psoriasis?

What is Psoriasis?

Psoriasis It presents as dry patches of skin that look scaly, initially red or pink with the scales looking silvery or grey, which can become sore and itchy, and sometimes cracking and bleeding. It may need emollient or medicated creams but is not contagious and...
What is Presenteeism?

What is Presenteeism?

Presenteeism is a workplace phenomenon where employees attend work despite being unwell. This means that even though the employee is physically present, they are less productive. In the past, absenteeism has been recognised as a significant drain on the bottom line....
Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety is what we feel when we are experiencing more Stress than normal. This can be physical or emotional Stress and can be due to a wealth of issues both in our personal lives and at work.  Physical Stress can be as a result of an unstable medical condition, or new...
What is a Sarcoma?

What is a Sarcoma?

A Sarcoma is an abnormal growth of Cancer cells that can originate in any tissues in the body.  For a cell to go from being a fully functioning cell to being cancerous there needs to be a change in their DNA, causing the cells to multiply and overtake the space of...
What is Alcohol actually doing to my body?

What is Alcohol actually doing to my body?

Alcohol Awareness. It is alcohol awareness week on the 01st – 07th July. To help you understand some of the lesser-known side effects alcohol can have on your body, we thought it would be helpful to highlight some of these. Alcohol or alcoholic beverages are...
Back Pain in the Workplace

Back Pain in the Workplace

Back Pain in the Workplace Back pain has a major effect on the workplace and was responsible for 6.6 million days lost in 2022/23, being the second most common reason for being absent from work. When people think about back pain at work, most times they think of...