Shandwell – Strategic Health and Wellbeing

Welcome to Shandwell - Strategic Health and Wellbeing

Hello.

I’m John Picken and thank you for visiting the Shandwell website.

Shandwell’s purpose is to help make a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of the working age population.

The demographics of this population are changing as is the understanding that physical and mental health are intrinsically linked. To address these changes and associated risks effectively, there needs to be much greater emphasis on education, prevention and early intervention.

I hope you find what you read here interesting and useful. If you have any comments or ideas, I’d be very pleased to hear from you.

“John's in-depth knowledge and experience of the issues employers face in the Health and Wellbeing arena were instrumental in helping us with key elements of our strategic decision making.”

“John was commissioned by the regional public health community in the East Midlands to engage the Private Sector in work to reduce the rising obesity levels in the region. He successfully employed his powers of negotiation, persuasion and tenacity to exceed his target. His ability to understand the agenda from a public and private sector perspective was key to his success."

“As part of our Well Flourishing People programme, John has engaged our senior leaders in a thought provoking way with his extensive knowledge of the wellbeing market place and public health agenda.”

"It is quite remarkable how the CEO has changed the culture of the company since his appointment"

"John has been key in raising our profile, winning new clients, revenues and now awards. We have worked together on many projects and product launches. Whilst thanking him for all he has done for our business, I am also grateful that we can still call on his market knowledge and experience in the future"

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19 May 2022

Like me, if you read any online media such as LinkedIn, you will be constantly bombarded with a range of pretty vacuous sayings and phrases

Does This Sound Like You?

9 May 2022

I have a good friend who is a GP. Hadn’t seen him for ages until we met up last month. He was very interested in

Surgery Gives People’s Brains a Hard Time

27 April 2022

I must admit to not knowing just how much surgical procedures can affect cognition as described in this article from The Observer. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction

Benefits of Exercise on Brain Health

1 March 2022

As the author of this article says, you don’t need to be a neurologist to understand the how and why of exercise’s effects on your

Mandatory Mental Health Awareness Training

23 February 2022

Yesterday, I sat in on a Mental Health Awareness webinar where one of the guest presenters said that in their organisation, completing mental health awareness

How Technology is Overstressing our Brain

16 February 2022

I found this interview with Dr Mark Rego very interesting. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018830340/frontal-fatigue-how-technology-is-overstressing-our-brain He shares his thoughts on why mental illness and stress are skyrocketing