NSAD Free Stuff (UK and Ireland)

National Stress Awareness Day 2008: Free Stress Risk Assessment

In support of National Stress Awareness Day on November 5th 2008, Inner Physique Ltd (www.innerphysique.com), a leading edge stress management solution provider is giving away a free, online Stress Risk Assessment to the first 20 qualifying organisations to contact them.

Inner Physique’s Stress Risk Assessment

Inner Physique’s online Stress Risk Assessment follows the HSE’s own benchmark “Indicator Tool” standard, incorporating 35 statements about work-related stressors into a simple to use, web-based tool that allows your organisation’s employees to log in to the system and complete the assessment process in as little as just 5 minutes. The results are fed anonymously through to a management reporting tool that provides your organisation’s HR and Health & Safety professionals with a detailed and comprehensive analysis of results. The system will automatically flag areas of concern and rank results based upon risk level.

Free Offer to Qualifying Organisations

To celebrate National Stress Awareness Day, Inner Physique is providing its Online Stress Risk Assessment service completely free of charge to the first 20 qualifying organisations to contact them. In order to qualify for this free offer, organisations must be based in the UK, employ between 100 and 2,000 staff and have the IT infrastructure necessary to deploy the Stress Risk Assessment to each employee’s desktop (this requires just a standard web browser and access to the Internet).

How to Apply

Organisations who qualify for the free Online Stress Risk Assessment offer can request further details by contacting Inner Physique at zerostress@innerphysique.com or by calling 0845 2997110.

Free Detailed Guide to Managing Stress

In support of National Stress Awareness Day, Inner Physique Ltd (www.innerphysique.com), a leading edge stress management solution provider is giving away a free, detailed guide to managing work-related stress to any organisation who would like a copy. The guide is written in plain English for the HR, Occupational Health and Health & Safety professional and is divided into the following three sections:

Step 1 – Preparation

 Understand the motivating factors for managing stress
 Understand the HSE Management Standards and Guidelines
 Build your Business Case and obtain senior management support

Step 2 – Development

 Develop your Stress Policy
 Conduct your Risk Assessment, Focus Groups and Fact Find
 Develop your Stress Management Strategy and Gain Approval to Proceed

Step 3 – Implementation and Evaluation

 Implement your Stress Management Strategy
 Monitor and record activity and evaluate it against predefined targets and objectives
 Review your strategy and implement any changes

The title of the free guide is “Managing Work-Related Stress” and it is available in PDF format. Organisations that would like to receive a copy of the guide should contact Richard Adams by email at richard.adams@innerphysique.com.

Free Stress Management Sessions in Derbyshire

Manchester & Bakewell

In support of the NSAD campaign, Brightspark Wellbeing Training and Development, are running free stress management clinics (individual 45 minute appointments) all week at either Manchester or Bakewell in Derbyshire. BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. In the session you will learn a practical stress management technique to help you cope with your stressors.

The Didsbury Holistic Centre
835 Wilmslow Road
East Didsbury,
Manchester, M20 5WD

The Natural Therapy Rooms
Ferndale House
Buxton Road
Bakewell
Derbyshire, DE45 1DA

Phone: 0845 837 9611 or 0796 796 8821.
E-mail frances@brightsparktraining.net
www.brightsparktraining.net

Nationwide – Advice by Email

Helen Whitten, Chartered MCIPD. The Managing Director of Positiveworks Ltd offers the following support to anyone:

“Positiveworks Limited is supporting National Stress Awareness Day on November 5th 2008. Visit Positiveworks’ website for 12 tips for greater confidence and happiness, and 7 ideas about travelling hopefully through the economic downturn. Click on the NSAD logo on www.positiveworks.com to view these tips.

Helen Whitten is also offering to answer your email queries about a stress-related problem if you send her an email between 4-5pm only, on the 5th November. Her email address is helen@positiveworks.com. Helen will respond to all queries by 21 November 2008.”

Ireland – Nationwide

Therese Ryan, Stress Management and Performance Expert. The Managing Director of Renewal Consultants offers the following support to all on National Stress Awareness Day.

Renewal Consultants is supporting National Stress Awareness Day on November 5th 2008. Visit Renewal Consultants ’ website (www.renewalconsultants.com) to take your free stress test and to access further information on stress management prevention.

Therese Ryan is also offering to answer your email queries about a stress-related concern if you email her on the 5th November. Her email address is therese@renewalconsultants.com Therese will respond to all queries by 21 November 2008.”

Renewal Consultants
Offices: Limerick, Cork, Tralee
Services: Stress Management – Life & Business Coaching – Performance & Wellbeing Management – Mediation – Conflict Coaching – Training – Consultancy

Email: therese@renewalconsultants
Website: www.renewalconsultants.com

DUBLIN

Gerry McLarnon director of TwoMinds (www.twominds.ie), an organisation which provides services in Advanced Hypnotheraphy and Stress Management, is offering to answer your telephone queries on National Stress Awareness Day on Wednesday 5th November 2008 between 9.00 am and 5.30 pm by calling 01 8262214 or 0862417518 from within the Republic of Ireland or by calling 07522112685 from within Northern Ireland [local rates will apply] or email queries about a stress-related concern if you email him on the 5th November. His email address is gerrymc48@eircom.net or gerrymc48@gmail.com. Gerry will respond to all queries by the 12th November 2008.