It’s World Smile Day! :-)
Do an act of kindness and help make someone smile! Whether it’s a cringey joke or an uplifting story, happiness is a gift best shared. #worldsmileday
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PCCS’ Plus Social announced as a finalist for icare’s 2019 Care and Service Excellence Awards
icare CEO and Managing Director John Nagle today announced the finalists for icare’s 2019 Care & Service Excellence (CASE) Awards. PCCS’ Plus Social for Injured Workers has been announced as a finalist for Excellence in Social Impact. The CASE Awards recognise and reward outstanding contributions to the delivery of insurance and care services in NSW.…
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Most health professionals already undertaking social prescribing
Almost 70% of healthcare professionals are ‘prescribing’ the social running group parkrun to their patients, according to a new survey. The data comes from a parkrun survey of almost 3000 Australian healthcare professionals, including 271 GPs. The survey comes after a successful series of joint events between the RACGP and parkrun, designed to gauge the appetite for…
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Celebrating World Gratitude Day
Gratitude: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. It’s a phrase often thrown around when we’re frustrated with a situation, fed up with a system or completely overwhelmed by life. “You should be grateful you have this or that.” Sometimes it’s hard to feel gratitude when your life…
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Social prescribing – a new way to think about healthcare
A single mother, struggling with depression and anxiety, is told about a local mums’ group by a maternal and child health nurse. As a single parent who is new to the area, she has limited opportunities to socialise and is hopeful that she may make new friends at the mums’ group, but her anxiety means…
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Primary & Community Care Services awarded share in $5 million to improve health literacy and return to work outcomes for injured workers
Primary & Community Care Services has been awarded a share in $5 million funding from the icare foundation to develop a tailored health literacy and return to work program for injured workers with language barriers. “We know people with limited language skills often have low levels of health literacy. Simple things most of us take…
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We agree it’s time to #removethebarrier
Due to unconscious bias, many people with disability face barriers in the workplace. As a result, the unemployment rate for people with disability is twice that of the general population. That’s why the Dylan Alcott Foundation is calling for us to Remove The Barrier by raising awareness of the issue and working to change perceptions of what employees with disability…
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Wearable tech could help end loneliness
A device to alert elderly people’s families if they’re lonely. Good idea, or not? Loneliness is a big problem, particularly in the elderly community. What needs more attention though is the solution once we know someone’s social interactions are too low. Social prescribing programs like ours can have an immense impact on those feeling isolated.…
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First Chill Chef’s graduate
Food. It can make us feel nourished, content. It can evoke a special memory. It can be a reason to spend time with friends and feel included. It can also cause great anxiety if someone is unsure of what to do. It can make us unhealthy if we choose fast, takeaway options because of a…
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Working less helps your mental health. Unemployment doesn’t. What’s the sweet spot?
Earlier this year, a New Zealand company that had found employees were happier working four days a week. We wondered: would they have been happier on three days a week? What about two? Studies show employees would generally prefer to work fewer hours, but what about the sense of purpose and self-worth that comes from paid…
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