Loneliness at Work Isabel Berwick and Simon Gilbody
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According to Mental Health UK, one in five people feel lonely at work on a typical working day. While flexible working has helped many find a better work/home life balance, for others it has led to social isolation.
Join journalist Isabel Berwick, who leads the Financial Times' Working It brand, and Simon Gilbody of the University of York, an expert on mental health therapies, as they discuss the issues and offer some practical advice and solutions.
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About the speakers
Isabel Berwick leads the Financial Times’ Working It brand, covering the workplace, leadership and the future of work, across audio, video and a weekly newsletter. She is author of The Future-Proof Career which will be published in paperback later this year.
Simon Gilbody is a Professor of Psychological Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of York and the Hull York Medical School. Simon is a practicing NHS psychiatrist and cognitive behavioural therapist. Unusually he is also a Professor of Epidemiology and is among the top 1% of most highly cited scientists in the world. During the pandemic his team led the largest ever trial to tackle loneliness at scale. The results are useful in thinking how we can prevent loneliness in the post-pandemic workplace.
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