As shift workers we all know and understand how hard it is to work irregular hours. Let’s face it, working a 24/7 roster when you’re single is hard enough, particularly when you’re trying to have a relatively normal social life. And when we start comparing ourselves...
Do you have days when your brain is foggy and you forget even the littlest of things? Well it’s not surprising as more and more research shows a direct link between sleep deprivation, cognitive impairment and memory loss. As so many of our occupations require...
As I sit at my desk pondering what I can write about in this week’s blog post, it occurred to me that I needed to ask you a question and that is: “How ‘adaptable’ are you to working shift work?” By this I mean when you signed up to be a...
As shift workers, we often walk around in a zombie-like state thanks to our sleep-deprived lifestyle, and many of us rely on a caffeine kick to fire up our engines, particularly on an early shift or when we’re struggling to stay awake on night shift. However if...
Today was my last shift for a couple of weeks thanks to some well-deserved holidays. That’s right, no driving too or from work in the dark and more importantly – no alarm clock! As we all know, shift work wreaks havoc on our sleep-routine making us...
