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I was asked to write this piece about well-being before all our lives changed by the emergence of Covid-19. At the end of 2019, I suspect, participating in a dry January and/or making New Year resolutions about getting fit in 2020 was the closest many of us came to thinking about our own well-being. This article has been written by Claire McLaughlan - A former intensive care sister and non-practising barrister Claire is an independent consultant to the NHS and private health sectors. Most of Claire’s work is concerned with the performance management of individual doctors and nurses and medical and nursing teams; she provides advice, support and action planning and also undertakes investigations, reviews and inquiries.

How do you communicate with staff in a crisis like Coronavirus? Actually there hasn’t been anything “like” Coronavirus in our lifetimes. Jokers used to say when an organisation hits a sudden crisis the best time to start communicating is always “about a month ago”. But that’s not much help when you’re in the eye of a rampant virus storm. Jeremy Holmes Senior Interim and NED; Former CEO, Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Summary The latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey pointed to a sharp deterioration in conditions across the UK jobs market as businesses put their recruitment plans on ice amid the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, permanent staff appointments and temp billings fell at the sharpest rates in the survey’s 22-year history. Strict measures to contain the spread of the virus, which include temporary company closures, also led to a record drop in overall vacancies. Weaker demand for staff also drove renewed falls in starting pay. At the same time, the availability of candidates rose at the steepest rate since 2009 amid widespread reports of redundancies.

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) has brought in new Director of Business Development, Marketing and Innovation Harvinder (Harvey) Sondh to identify and drive new areas of growth. Harvey, formerly Director of Innovation and Enterprise at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, will focus on growth across UK and international markets for both the professional and commercial areas of the organisation.

Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 18-24 May 2020. The theme is kindness. You will find more information about this plus useful links within.

We were here before him! How lockdown affects us two cats with HIM around the whole time! By Sydney and Marmite

In the first half of May, employer confidence in the UK economy’s prospects remained at a joint record low of net: -62, the same level as in April. This data, collected between 4-14 May, includes responses from both before and after the announcement that lockdown rules would be eased in England.