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Training in ACT for medical personnel reduces the need for sick leave

LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY Medical care personnel in primary care in the Swedish county council Region Kalmar have been trained in a form of therapy known as ACT. This strengthens them in their professional role and enables them to make medical decisions on firmer grounds. The training has led to a 21% reduction in sick leave for...

Taking proper sick leave has never been more crucial. So why are people still ‘soldiering on’ at work?
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Taking proper sick leave has never been more crucial. So why are people still ‘soldiering on’ at work?

by Esme Franken,  The Conversation Credit: CC0 Public Domain New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian, who last week carried on working for up to two hours while awaiting the results of a rapid COVID test, wasn’t the first Australian to “soldier on” in the face of health concerns and a big day at work. And she almost certainly...