The Sleep Crisis - Fatigue in the Workplace
HR Risk Forums: The Sleep Crisis - Tackling Fatigue in the Workplace
Time: 11:00 - 11:30 | FREE
When: Thursday, 17th October '24
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We are a knackered nation – getting enough decent sleep is a challenge we’re all facing at the moment, and chronic sleep deprivation is causing employers real issues.
The impact:
- Workplace accidents are 70% more likely to happen when tired vs well-rested
- Impaired cognitive function leads to poor decision-making, memory loss, unregulated emotions and higher risk-taking – not ideal in the workplace
- Being exhausted means we miss targets and productivity plummets
- Industry-specific lack of sleep, such as medics, transport professionals, causes danger and a risk to the public
Join us for a half-hour dive into what you should be doing as an employer to raise awareness of the dangers of sleep deprivation and fatigue in the workplace.
Dr Zoe Schaedel, a national sleep expert, will talk about sleep hygiene, what cultural changes we need to make at work to tackle the problem and how to give employees access to sound sleep education.
We are accepting questions before and during the broadcast. Please send your questions to elizabeth.smith@bfi.co.uk.
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Schedule
Introduction and welcome
Elizabeth Smith
Director of Research , Business Forums International Ltd. (BFI)
Elizabeth is director of research and a founding co-director at Business Forums International. She is responsible for all programme content and writing, and researches current areas of interest for senior HR professionals in large organisations. BFI is the UK’s leading HR risk specialist conference and training provider, delivering key and timely information to over 3,000 delegates a year both through public and in-house training courses. Before founding BFI in 1996, Elizabeth specialised in researching corporate financial programmes in Asia and the Middle East, based in Dubai. She also worked in advertising and publishing in the Middle East and London. Elizabeth was educated in the West Indies, Saudi Arabia and Belgium before reading Modern Languages at Durham University. She is currently developing an online training course for line managers to raise awareness of menopause symptoms and ways that employers can work to make their workplaces more inclusive.
Sleep hygiene and cultural workplace changes
Dr Zoe Schaedel
Co-Director , Myla Health
Dr Zoe Schaedel has 17 years experience as an NHS GP with additional expertise in both sleep medicine and women’s health. Dr Schaedel lectures widely on sleep, giving talks to organisations and clinical teams to improve understanding of healthy sleep and how to get it! She also teaches on the International Sleep Medicine Course and sits on the British Sleep Society Education Committee. Dr Schaedel is an accredited British Menopause Society Menopause Specialist and is the co-director of Myla Health, a private women’s health clinic as well as being the co-founder of The Good Sleep Clinic, which delivers personalised treatment programmes for insomnia. Dr Schaedel also leads the Brighton and Hove Community NHS Menopause Clinic. Dr Schaedel has published articles on the topics of menopause and sleep in The Lancet, Post Reproductive Health and has featured in The Guardian, The Daily Express, Grazia and Stylist magazines
- The importance of sleep on health, well-being and performance
- Employee mental health and sleep - how to switch off and set boundaries
- Workplace culture shift and productivity
Top tips on how to improve your sleep
Dr Zoe Schaedel
Co-Director , Myla Health
Dr Zoe Schaedel has 17 years experience as an NHS GP with additional expertise in both sleep medicine and women’s health. Dr Schaedel lectures widely on sleep, giving talks to organisations and clinical teams to improve understanding of healthy sleep and how to get it! She also teaches on the International Sleep Medicine Course and sits on the British Sleep Society Education Committee. Dr Schaedel is an accredited British Menopause Society Menopause Specialist and is the co-director of Myla Health, a private women’s health clinic as well as being the co-founder of The Good Sleep Clinic, which delivers personalised treatment programmes for insomnia. Dr Schaedel also leads the Brighton and Hove Community NHS Menopause Clinic. Dr Schaedel has published articles on the topics of menopause and sleep in The Lancet, Post Reproductive Health and has featured in The Guardian, The Daily Express, Grazia and Stylist magazines
- Evidence-based treatment for persistent sleep problems
- Quality over Quantity: Tips to improve the quality of your sleep
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Myla Health was created to give women the expert care and advice they need to take control of their menopause & their health.
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Launched back in 2004, Mindful Employer is a UK wide initiative run by Devon Partnership NHS Trust. Providing employers with easy access to professional workplace mental health training, information and advice; our goal is to help empower organisations – large or small – to take a lead in supporting the mental wellbeing of staff.