NightlySleeping guides
Shift work & schedules
Shift work works against your body's natural clock, and fighting it doesn't help. These guides give honest, practical advice for sleeping around shifts, clock changes and holidays - without pretending it is easy.
Sleep at the Holidays: Protecting Your Rest Through the Festive Season
Why the November and December holidays can disrupt your sleep, and the gentle, evidence-based NHS and Sleep Foundation habits that help you protect your rest through the festive season.
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Sleeping Well When You Work Shifts: Honest, Practical UK Advice
How to sleep better while working nights or rotating shifts in the UK: honest, realistic advice on schedules, your bedroom, caffeine and naps - with sources.
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Surviving the Spring Clock Change: Adjusting Your Sleep When the Clocks Go Forward
Why losing an hour when the clocks go forward in late March can disturb your sleep, and the practical, evidence-based ways to adjust - from shifting your bedtime gradually to getting morning light.
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Clocks Going Back: How to Adjust Your Sleep for Shorter Days
Why the clocks going back can disturb your sleep, and the evidence-based NHS and NIH habits that help you adjust to shorter days, darker evenings and more time indoors.
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White Noise for Better Sleep: Babies, Night Shifts and Safety
Can white noise improve sleep for babies and shift workers? What the evidence says, safe volume levels, and how to use a white-noise machine well.
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