Menopause Brain
23 September 2022
I found this interview with Dr Nicola Gates compelling and insightful. It covers the following: – How women’s hormones change and signal the bookend to
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.
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Mandated Covid Vaccinations
16 August 2022
I feel sick to the stomach every time I read about previously healthy individuals, at no statistically meaningful risk from Covid, being seriously injured or
Long Covid and Cognitive Assessment
7 August 2022
The Society of Occupational Medicine ( SOM ) has recently published this guide to managing Long Covid in the Workforce. Problems with cognition are very
It’s Worse Than I Thought
24 July 2022
I recently wrote about this article on LinkedIn. It’s about managing cognitive health in retirement but makes no mention of the value of assessing cognition
Burnout
7 June 2022
For anyone like me who didn’t appreciate that there are 6 main causes of Burnout, this article highlights them: Unsustainable workload Perceived lack of control/autonomy
A Brighter Horizon
31 May 2022
I’ve just read a social media post stating that in the UK, 1 in 14 people aged 65 and over are diagnosed with dementia. Not