Jan 10, 2013 15:24 GMT Aspire John Lambert sustained a spinal cord injury in 1981 when he was in a motorcycle accident aged 33. Final Touchdown is a novel that follows his journey through recovering in Stoke Mandeville hospital and all the obstacles he faces in achieving a fully independent lifestyle. Aspire's Jessica Penney has written a review. Final Touchdown is available as an ebook on Amazon.
Subject: Health Organisations
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Jun 07, 2012 16:03 BST Atos Healthcare OK, you probably don’t need a scientist to tell you that the steam-out-of-your-ears commute you’ve just had to get in to work this morning was potentially bad for your health. But its short lived so surely relatively harmless? Well actually, no.
Jun 06, 2012 17:17 BST Atos Healthcare Earlier this month, the Office for National Statistics calculated that a total of 131 million days were lost because of sickness absence in the UK during 2011. Sounds shocking, but it’s actually part of an ongoing downward trend since 2003 which suggests much of the focus and energy good employers are putting into managing sickness and absence in the workplace is paying dividends
May 25, 2012 18:06 BST Atos Healthcare For most of us, work is something we do for personal satisfaction and enjoyment as well as financial fulfilment but also to ensure we have a way of funding (hopefully relatively comfortably) our old age. But what defines old age now?
Mar 19, 2012 18:32 GMT Atos Healthcare Following on from previous blog posts referring to the quality standards and training initiatives of Atos Healthcare Professionals in the delivery of Work Capability Assessments for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), this post provides further analysis of these areas by drawing on the findings of Professor Malcolm Harrington’s year two Independent Report.
Mar 12, 2012 13:44 GMT Aspire My name is Sheikh and I have recently been funded £895 from Aspire Grants to buy rollers for my racing wheelchair. I am very grateful for the money and I am writing to express thanks and also to tell you a little bit about what I have been doing over the past few months.
Mar 06, 2012 18:38 GMT Atos Healthcare While applying for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), an individual may take part in a Work Capability Assessment, carried out by Atos Healthcare on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions. Earlier, we blogged about the training that each healthcare professional receives, both before and during their time at Atos Healthcare. Now, we’ll be blogging about how we quality monitor the work
Mar 01, 2012 18:46 GMT Atos Healthcare While applying for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), many individuals will take part in Work Capability Assessments, which are carried out by Atos Healthcare on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions. All Work Capability Assessments are carried out by healthcare professionals who are specially trained and have achieved set accreditation standards.
Feb 21, 2012 10:00 GMT Atos Healthcare If you or someone you are caring for is or has recently been admitted to hospital while applying for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), it is advisable that you inform the Atos Healthcare contact centre or, in some cases, the Department for Work and Pensions
Feb 08, 2012 10:00 GMT Atos Healthcare Heart disease is currently one of the main causes of death for people of working age. As a result, employers are having to give increased consideration to how heart disease could affect their employees. Employees are also having to understand how they can help employees with heart conditions to recover and return to work