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The importance of sleep

Sleep is nature’s way of physical and mental restoration.  Most adults need somewhere between 7 and 8 hours sleep per night, including deep sleep, to feel refreshed. We cannot last much more than 24-36 hours without any sleep without significant symptoms. Our natural night and day sleep and waking pattern, known as ...

Absence management policies.

Go to our absence management policy template Staff absences can be costly to a business. Mental health absences alone cost employers around £7billion per year. In 2018 17.5m working days were lost to work-related stress, depression and anxiety. When considering physical health issues too, alongside the cost of presenteeism, care giving, sickness ...

The difference between an occupational health advisor and physician report

What is the difference between an occupational health advisor and physician? An occupational health advisor (OHA) is a nurse, with specialist training and qualifications in occupational health. An occupational physician (OHP) is a doctor with specialist training and qualifications in occupational health. Within the profession of occupational health, the difference in ...
Occupational health pricing

2023 pricing

If you are a Smart Clinic customer using pay-as-you-go services (i.e. services chargeable on a case-by-case basis) please take note of the following pricing information. Please note, this does not apply to any arrangements with Split Dimension. At the Smart Clinic our pay-as-you-go pricing has been unchanged since we began delivering ...

Short-term mental health interventions

Smart Clinic offer a range of short-term interventions listed below: Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Online cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) is a computerised cognitive behavioural therapy course recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) for the treatment of mild to moderate anxiety, stress, and depression.  Online CBT is especially effective for ...

Smart Clinic working in partnership with Split Dimension

At the Smart Clinic we started our company to improve the state of occupational health in the UK. We’ve made massive steps in the right direction, including developing an app, setting up virtual consultations long before ‘they were cool’, building our own booking system, establishing awesome all-inclusive wellbeing packages, and ...

Driving and your health

New to driving When you started driving you probably applied for your provisional driving license, had a few lessons and maybe did the theory driving test. Then the big day, stand in the street with a driving test examiner, please read the number plate on that red car they point at ...

Join us at the Schools and Academies Show 2022

We’re exhibiting at the Schools and Academies Show 2022 and would love to meet you.Tickets are free so please register yours. You can also support Smart Clinic by registering using our dedicated link, using the below button. Register here Meet Bessie Bessie is our office and wellbeing dog. She’ll be on the ...

Working through the menopause

Frequently the terms "menopause", "the change", "that time of your life" are simply associated with hot flushes or flashes, night sweats and mood swings. While these are common early symptoms, many other health issues are affected such as bone health and heart health. Other symptoms such as fatigue and poor concentration ...