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Did you know that cancer is classed as a disability under the Equality Act?
The Home Office Working Through Cancer network won the 2019 Championing Disability Inclusion Award in London. Pictured are some network members with Seonaid Webb holding the award. Sadly in the UK, one...
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What is it like to have visual impairment?
A guide dog helps to provide confidence and support for their owner to live life to the full What is it like to have visual impairment? In 2009, Simon Skerritt, a Ministry of Defence employee, feared a...
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Mental Health First Aid: why it matters
Alexandra Galloway is Deputy Director, Civil Service Reform, Cabinet Office My young daughter came home from school yesterday with a massive hole in her thick blue tights, with some pink bloodied skin...
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Are you deaf or hard of hearing? If so, you’re not alone
It is estimated that there are 87,000 people who are deaf living in the UK. As the title says, for those working in the Civil Service who are deaf or hard of hearing, you’re not alone. According to...
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Disability and the Media
There are more than 14.1 million people living with a disability in the UK Some media, press and even charities portray disability as inspirational, negative, sad or even tragic. But how do people...
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How to be a Steve
Team strength and support can do so much to help look after each other in times of uncertainty Angela Macdonald on how small acts of kindness and humanity can make a huge difference to colleagues...
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World Cancer Day 2021
Seonaid Webb (centre) is Chair of the Civil Service Working Through Cancer Network To mark World Cancer Day on 4 February, Seonaid Webb, talks about how we are ensuring the Civil Service is more...
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Talking Through Grief - the crucial role of managers
This second blog in our bereavement series, aims to ease and open up conversations between managers and staff about grief and loss. Below, three civil servants share their thoughts on these vital...
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Civil Service Awards 2020: Health and Wellbeing
CS Award 2020, Health and Wellbeing Award, Gillian Whitworth The Health & Wellbeing Award went to Gillian Whitworth from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Gillian triumphed in...
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Mental health and internal comms go hand-in-hand
Cal Monaghan, Internal Communications Manager at the Health and Safety Executive, explores the link between internal communications and mental health, and the integral influence on civil servants. For...
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The Pain of Migraine
Brain pain: Visual representation of what a migraine can often feel like for sufferers The condition can be crippling, but what can be done to ease the symptoms? To mark Migraine Awareness Week, Paul...
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Breaking the menopause taboo in the Civil Service
Antonia Romeo, Civil Service Gender Inclusion Champion, welcomes the new Civil Service Menopause in the Workplace Policy and explains what it means. The Civil Service should be at the forefront...
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Helping to put friendship first
Civil servant Bartholomew Oram reflects on volunteering with the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship (CSRF), a charity dedicated to supporting former civil servants and their dependants. Loneliness...
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Civil Service Sports Council Active Wellbeing
Civil Service Sports Council Active Wellbeing represents the organisation’s biggest push to get the Civil Service moving. Over 10,000 colleagues took part in 2023’s challenge, and 2024 is set to be...
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Young Carers’ Action Day
Young Carers’ Action Day – 13 March 2024 Rebecca Sudworth, Deputy Civil Service Carers’ Lead, talks about the experiences of Civil Service young carers. 13 March 2024 is Young Carers Action Day and...
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