Researchers are working to develop the world’s first vaccine against lung cancer, building on the ground-breaking Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
London Underground employees working in areas exposed to higher levels of fine dust also tend to report more episodes of sickness absence, research has suggested. However, the study has stopped…
Occupational health, safety and wellbeing teams must work together to form truly multidisciplinary teams within an organisation. Understanding how and where occupational hygiene fits within this is a critical part…
Burnout in healthcare not only poses a major threat to health but can also threaten job performance. Properly managing burnout needs an organisational-wide and individual response. Occupational health professionals also…
Nearly a quarter of working-age adults will have been diagnosed with a major illness by 2040, a health think-tank has predicted, as the health consequences of our ageing workforce and…
Current sickness absence and return-to-work policies are unfit for purpose for those living with long Covid, research has suggested. A team from the University of Stirling and the universities of…
What is occupational health provision like in South Africa? An OH nurse based in South Africa explores the key differences with the UK and reflects on an asbestosis case.
It’s important to be aware of the inequalities in healthcare provision and health outcomes for men, women, transgender, non-binary and intersex employees, which arise from biology and societal attitudes. Emma…
Burnout in healthcare not only poses a major threat to health but can also threaten job performance. Properly managing burnout needs an organisational-wide and individual response. Occupational health professionals also…
Fit notes need to become more ‘dynamic’ to allow people off work because of ill health to be referred to more specialised support, including occupational health professionals, a think-tank has…
The number of new strokes will increase by 51% from 100,000 to 151,000 by 2035, a charity has warned, costing more than £75bn – about half the current NHS budget.…
Fit notes need to become more ‘dynamic’ to allow people off work because of ill health to be referred to more specialised support, including occupational health professionals, a think-tank has…
Nearly a quarter of working-age adults will have been diagnosed with a major illness by 2040, a health think-tank has predicted, as the health consequences of our ageing workforce and…
Burnout in healthcare not only poses a major threat to health but can also threaten job performance. Properly managing burnout needs an organisational-wide and individual response. Occupational health professionals also…
The number of new strokes will increase by 51% from 100,000 to 151,000 by 2035, a charity has warned, costing more than £75bn – about half the current NHS budget.…
Fit notes need to become more ‘dynamic’ to allow people off work because of ill health to be referred to more specialised support, including occupational health professionals, a think-tank has…