It has been gratifying to receive a lot of positive feedback about the book I co-edited, Promoting Workplace Well-being which has recently been published by Palgrave Macmillan. Unfortunately it is only available in hardback, so not likely to be an individual purchase for many people, but we are hoping it will be bought by libraries and other interested organisations, so that the important messages of the book's contributors can be heard. Workplace well-being is such an important topic these days, with so many workplace pressures spoiling so many people's lives. The more research, study and discussion there is around these issues, the better.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recently published a report on 'Preventing Mental Wellbeing through Productive and Healthy Working Conditions'. While I welcome the report and its emphasis on the role of good employment practices in preventing stress and promoting mental well-being, I think it is very significant that we still need to keep plugging this message. Despite the weight of evidence to support this report's conclusions, I fear that a high proportion of organisations will continue to pay little or no attention to the importance of well-being at work. How can we make the changes that are needed for well-being to be taken seriously?

The report is at http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/PH22Guidance.pdf