THE DAILY DANGERS OF WORKING FROM HOME

I’M GROWING irritated by posts I’ve seen on Twitter celebrating the prospect of working from home again this winter. Boris Johnson announced last week that the measure may come back into force if Covid cases continue to climb and risk overwhelming the NHS.

Some say the ‘WFH’ culture is the best thing to come out of the pandemic – apparently bringing huge benefits for the nation’s physical and mental health. From what I see in clinic, it’s the total opposite. Almost daily, I see people who live alone struggling with depression related to loneliness.

Others have developed mobility problems because they no longer walk to the station or bus stop. And then there are those who have developed back problems because they are hunched over a laptop for 12 hours a day.

People on social media ought to bear in mind that not everyone has a lovely large garden to take lunch breaks in, an at-home office – or even a family they like living with.