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...mental ability. Psychometric tests have been used by employers for over 100 years, and recent surveys suggest 75% of The Times Top 100 companies, plus around 70% of UK companies with over 50 employees, utilise these as part of their recruitment process. Organisations can evaluate how a candidate might behave in a job role; for example, capacity to work with others, deal...

...wellbeing – this article explains how...Nature itself can be a healer – not just through the scientifically evidenced healing effects of green spaces, water, birdsong or being among trees, but also through the realisation that we are nature, not separate from it. This idea is central to a growing body of research, particularly in the fields of nature writing and...

...health now is to get the estimated 6,600 people who have undiagnosed HIV infection to come forward for testing. Changing times Transcript HIV stigma has come a long way, too. Perhaps it was because the symptoms of HIV were so visible in the 1980s that those who first wrote about it were cultural theorists such as Sander Gilman and Simon Watney. Recent cinematic histories...

...mental wellbeing for older people: A quick guide for registered managers of care homes(2020), Social Care Institute for Excellence. National Activities Providers Association (NAPA) offers ideas and advice on activities and outings. Community support and wellbeing As Time Goes By: Thoughts on wellbeing in later yearsis a booklet based on the reflections of five older...

...mental wellbeing and as a result can cause problems, such as social isolation, low self-esteem, depression and a lower quality of life. They also reported that 20% of women had given up playing sport due to UI. In addition to this there are several risk factors for pelvic floor dysfunction, and these are older age, obesity, childbirth, menopause and exercise (Teixeira et...