wellbeing

Transport and logistics during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Sheena Johnson and Lynn Holdsworth Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: April 28, 2020

While the majority of the population is urged to stay at home, the country is relying on the transport and logistics sector to maintain the delivery of goods, and most importantly food and medical supplies, which have seen a substantial increase in demand. People working in the haulage industry are identified as key workers given […]

Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people during the school closures

By Terry Hanley Filed Under: Education, Health and Social Care Posted: March 23, 2020

Following some of the latest Government announcements relating to COVID-19, the majority of children and young people will this week be getting used to not going to school. In this blog, Dr Terry Hanley discusses what this could mean for young people’s mental health and wellbeing. For years, face-to-face support has been the primary […]

The darker politics of wellbeing: the managerial abuse of ‘positive’ interventions at work

By Miguel Martínez Lucio Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: October 24, 2019

In this blog, Miguel Martínez Lucio, Professor in the Work and Equalities Institute and the Alliance Manchester Business School at The University of Manchester, discusses the ‘individualised’ approach to worker wellbeing and argues for a more collective approach that recognises the seriousness of mental health. Changing agendas in the workplace continue to undermine the regulatory […]

The Shared Society : wellbeing through participation and the need for research

By Susan Oman Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted: January 16, 2017

The Prime Minister recently set out her vision for a new ‘shared society’ alongside her promise to transform mental health care. University of Manchester PHD researcher Susan Oman, questions Theresa May’s commitment to mental health research, how it presents opportunities to understand what a sharing society might be, and how it might support improved wellbeing. […]

How best to measure UK ‘success’

By Graham Whitham Filed Under: All posts, Inclusive Growth Posted: September 29, 2016

The current simplistic approach to measuring economic growth has led to policy being narrowly focused on headline measures of economic activity rather than achieving positive economic and social outcomes for the population, says Graham Whitham. Tomorrow, when the latest UK economic accounts are released for scrutiny, local planners and stakeholders will be keen to see […]

UK GDP grows more slowly – should we worry?

By Diane Coyle Filed Under: Featured Posted: April 29, 2015

Professor Diane Coyle explains that the latest, disappointing, GDP figures tell us little about what is actually happening in the economy. That won’t stop them being used by all the parties in the last days of the General Election campaign. It was no surprise that the General Election spin machines should try to put their […]

The darker politics of wellbeing: the managerial abuse of ‘positive’ interventions at work

The Shared Society : wellbeing through participation and the need for research

How best to measure UK ‘success’

UK GDP grows more slowly – should we worry?

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