Despite the tough economic environment, employers remain committed to investment in occupational and workplace health, with nearly one-fifth having increased their wellbeing spend in the past year, according to  the Chartered Institute of Personnel  More...
25 October 2012 14:00

One European employee in 10 has missed work because of depression, equating to more than 21,000 working days being lost, with UK workers among the most depressed of any European country, a poll has suggested. The Impact of depression in the workpla  More...
25 October 2012 12:15

Many people who develop work-related asthma are not being correctly diagnosed by their GP, with almost two-thirds never making a full recovery because of delays in being referred to a specialist adviser, according to research. A study in the journal   More...
24 October 2012 10:04

Should employers support employee health beyond simply managing absence? Welfare reform and the sickness absence review have placed employers right in the centre of managing absence. What impact can health benefits have on this, asks Emma Page? Acco  More...
08 October 2012 09:38

Stress and heart disease in female workers High job strain and "active jobs", but not job insecurity, are related to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among women, ­according to an analysis of 22,086 participants in the Women's H  More...
01 October 2012 09:00

Health interventions are essential to minimise the risks to employees in the workplace. Siân Edwards outlines the importance of manual handling training and how an effective programme can help to promote and improve health at work. If workplace healt  More...
01 October 2012 09:00

Risks to the health of obese employees have implications for the workplace, but an awareness scheme aims to tackle issues at the early stages. Maria Dow outlines an evidence-based programme for weight management in the work environment. Wor  More...
01 October 2012 09:00

Poor eating habits during the day can be a significant part of the problem for people struggling with their weight. The workplace is an ideal place to spread the message for healthy eating strategies - as well as providing a communal environment to enco  More...
01 October 2012 09:00

Occupational health specialists Pippa Stanford and Anne Harriss outline a case study that considers the impact of a lumbar disc prolapse on a professional horse rider in relation to his fitness to work. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), including b  More...
01 October 2012 09:00

Government assessments of people's fitness to work have revealed what occupational health practitioners have known for a long time: a minority of individuals that are on sickness leave are only pretending to be ill. Jane Fairburn looks at how occupation  More...
01 October 2012 09:00

People often do not notice small progressive changes to their vision. So, where does the responsibility lie for checking that employees can see properly when driving for work? An employee who drives a group 2 vehicle, a heavy-goods vehicle or a bus,   More...
01 October 2012 09:00

More than one in four HR directors in Britain admit they have no formal policy to manage stress or anxiety, research has found. Other studies, meanwhile, are highlighting that many workers feel overloaded and are working very long hours. As a resu  More...
30 September 2012 08:30

Nearly three-quarters of staff who are absent from work require adjustments to their workplace to return to employment successfully, an analysis of government statistics has concluded. Insurer Legal & General crunched statistics from the Departme  More...
28 September 2012 12:23

The symptoms of some of the most common skin diseases could be alleviated through psychological interventions, according to the latest medical research. A study by psychologists at the University of Sheffield and published in the British Journa  More...
28 September 2012 09:00

Occupational health practitioners are being urged to get involved in a major consultation on proposed new Regulations to protect healthcare workers from sharps injuries. The consultation, which was launched in August by the Health and Safety Executiv  More...
27 September 2012 16:23

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said qualified pilots and air traffic controllers with diabetes treated with insulin and other medications can carry out full ­operational duties, including flying commercial aircraft. The change, made   More...
27 September 2012 16:23

Charity Allergy UK has estimated that nearly 5.7 million employees in the UK could be allergic to their workplace. Research among office workers, primarily those already with allergies, found that 95% had experienced nasal problems, eye conditio  More...
27 September 2012 16:23

The construction industry occupational health service Constructing Better Health (CBH) has launched a helpline for employers. The National Construction Adviceline, which was unveiled in September 2012, is run in partnership with the NHS-Plus-backed H  More...
27 September 2012 16:22

Disability and poor health are preventing nearly half a million people who are close to retirement from working, a figure that will only increase as the state pension age (SPA) rises, an analysis by the TUC has concluded. The research, which was publ  More...
27 September 2012 16:22

The Government has launched a suicide prevention strategy for England and is to invest £1.5 million into prevention research. The move, introduced in September 2012, is the first such initiative in 10 years and was, in part, in recogni  More...
27 September 2012 16:22