Press Releases
The Role of Sleep in Successful Surgery and Pain Reduction
The importance of sleep can sometimes get overlooked around the time of surgery. Whether you are anxious about the procedure itself or just have less time to dedicate to your sleeping routine, sleep can sometimes be a last priority. My role at...
New Report: 14m+ Undiagnosed Sleep Disorders Damaging Health, Fuelling Dangerous Behaviour And Costing Billions
Normalisation of sleep issues’ may be resulting in tens of millions of undiagnosed disorders as people live with issues for six years and 69% never seek support Sleep poverty and workplace stress are driving sleep problems, causing physical and...
Reimagining Sleep Online Exhibition is Now Live
A new interactive exhibition inviting you to reimagine your sleep is here! We’re pleased to announce that the Reimagining Sleep online exhibition is now live - a project we’re delighted to support. Curated by artist Chiara Dellerba, The...
Halloween 2022: Can Spooky Superstitions Help Us Sleep?
Did you know that 15 per cent of men say they are guided by superstition when choosing a side, compared to 10 per cent of women? That's according to data from our survey that revealed the truth about how superstitions impact sleep routines,...
Trustee Vacancy – Chair of Trustees
We are recruiting for a new Chair of Trustees to join our Board, The charity has grown considerably over the last 3 years, launching a national helpline, receiving the Queen’s Award and merging with The Sleep Council. The organisation is unique in...
Sleep Charity Chair Receives OBE in Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours
Chair of The Sleep Charity, Tariq Shah, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours for philanthropy and services to charity. The Doncaster-born businessman and philanthropist, who joined the Charity in September 2019, has...
Is There A Wrong Side Of The Bed? New Data Reveals All
UK men are more accommodating than women when it comes to choosing which side of the bed they sleep on, according to our new data with the National Bed Federation for March’s National Bed Month. 36 per cent of men let their partner decide which...
Our Deputy CEO Recognised As National Workplace Wellbeing Trailblazer
Our Deputy CEO, Lisa Artis, has received a prestigious award that recognises her as a national trailblazer in workplace wellbeing. Lisa Artis has been named the 2021 winner of the SHP Award for Trailblazer in Workplace Wellbeing in recognition of...
Guest Blog from NBF
In the second of our guest blog series, we are delighted to have Jessica Alexander, executive director from the National Bed Federation (NBF) talking about the relationship they have with the charity and why it's important for them to support us....