The public service union, UNISON, is urging employers to look at what it calls the “real issues” which lead to stress at work. The union has criticised measures like stress management courses which it says are quick fix solutions that do not work.The call coincides with the publication by the union of a new guide designed to tackle stress in the workplace. It includes advice on what can be done to prevent stress at source, practical steps to reduce it and even a draft stress prevention policy.

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An extra £70 million is to be put into services which help and support adopted children. The money, which will be spread over three years from next April,is part of the government’s initiative to expand the provision of adoption services within a new framework to be unveiled later this year .Announcing the increase Health Minister Jacqui Smith said the government wanted to ensure more children in care were adopted by loving families, but she recognised that many children had complicated histories and needed additional support.

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