A large proportion of our time is spent at work and many of us work within a team where we really get to know our colleagues, their routines and how they behave. Never was this more important than this week on the park!

Without mentioning names, a member of a team who has worked closely with a colleague for many, many years, thought it was strange that their colleague was running behind their never missed schedule. The team member was concerned and rather than just putting his concern to one side, he went to check on his colleague. After a quick chat he asked if his colleague had a toothache, but this was not the case. The team member just knew something was different and kept checking to then find his colleague's speech was starting to slur. 

Taking just few minutes to check on his colleague helped to raise the alert that his colleague was having a minor stroke. Immediate hospital action was taken and evidence of previous strokes came to light. The colleague is currently undertaking further medical tests to safeguard his health.

This could have been a very different story and LBP would like to commend the company for fostering a caring work environment and the team member for watching out for his colleague and taking quick action.

LBP is a vibrant business community and we are very all busy, but taking a few minutes to check when things feel wrong, could make all the difference. Encouraging staff to gently approach those they are concern about saves lives and can help ensure we all feel an important part of the environment in which we work.

For further details on what Stroke Signs to look out for please click here

West Sussex are also asking us all to be aware of the 48,000 deaths from Sepsis in the UK each year and quick action will also help save lives here too. For details of the Sepsis Signs to watch out for please click here

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