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Nic Paton is consultant editor at Personnel Today. One of the country's foremost workplace health journalists, Nic has written for Personnel Today and Occupational Health & Wellbeing since 2001, and edited the magazine from 2018.

    • Fit for Work
    • Disability
    • Long Covid

    People with long Covid being failed by return-to-work policies – study

    by Nic Paton 15 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 15 Apr 2024

    Current sickness absence and return-to-work policies are unfit for purpose for those living with long Covid, research has suggested.
    A...

    • Vaccinations
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
    • Reproductive health

    Successful trial raises hopes of eventual chlamydia vaccine

    by Nic Paton 15 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 15 Apr 2024

    A successful clinical trial has raised hopes the creation of a vaccine against chlamydia.

    • Sickness absence management
    • Occupational Health

    Half of employees take time off for sickness and injury, with much of it unpaid

    by Nic Paton 12 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 12 Apr 2024

    More than half of employees (52%) have had to take time off work because of sickness or injury, and just...

    • Fit for Work
    • Cancer
    • Disability

    Charity warns of sharp delays in compensation for mesothelioma

    by Nic Paton 12 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 12 Apr 2024

    Waiting times for processing benefits and government compensation claims for mesothelioma patients have doubled within a year.

    • Fit for Work
    • Coronavirus
    • Disability

    Long Covid leaves ‘tell-tale’ traces of inflammation in the blood – study

    by Nic Paton 12 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 12 Apr 2024

    People with long Covid have tell-tale, distinct patterns of inflammation detectable in the blood, which could potentially be targeted with...

    • Depression
    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions

    Suicide rate rise in England “very concerning”, says charity

    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2024

    The suicide rate in England rose 6% last year compared with 2022, official figures have shown.
    The data from the...

    • Cardiac
    • Sickness absence management
    • OHW+

    Morning heart rhythm disturbances linked to cortisol surges

    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2024

    Potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances – ventricular arrhythmias – are more likely to occur in the morning, when people awake...

    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Stress

    Research project to evaluate post-stroke mental health support

    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2024

    Researchers are looking for adults with long-term physical health conditions, including stroke, to test a mental health support platform.

    • Fit for Work
    • Dementia
    • Disability

    Pioneering blood test trials for dementia set to get underway

    by Nic Paton 5 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 5 Apr 2024

    Thousands of people worried about the risk of early or young-onset dementia are to be offered pioneering new blood tests.

    • Cancer
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
    • Occupational Health

    Prostate cancer cases set to double worldwide by 2040

    by Nic Paton 5 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 5 Apr 2024

    Cases of prostate cancer worldwide are set to surge by 2040, research has suggested, doubling from 1.4 million to 2.9...

    • Wellbeing and health promotion
    • Occupational Health

    Two-thirds with vitiligo also struggle with mental health

    by Nic Paton 2 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 2 Apr 2024

    Nearly two-thirds (63%) of people with the skin condition vitiligo struggle with their mental health, according to a survey.

    • Fit for Work
    • Respiratory
    • Sickness absence management

    Research moves closer to identifying ‘silent spreaders’ of tuberculosis

    by Nic Paton 2 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 2 Apr 2024

    There are millions of ‘silent spreaders’ of tuberculosis across the world – and researchers have taken a step closer to identifying them.

    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Stress

    Teaching in grip of ‘mental health emergency’, warns union

    by Nic Paton 2 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 2 Apr 2024

    Teaching is in the grip of a “mental health emergency”, a union has warned, with teachers turning to antidepressants, alcohol and self-harm.

    • E-cigarettes
    • Cancer
    • Respiratory

    Offering vape ‘starter packs’ in A&E can help people quit smoking

    by Nic Paton 1 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 1 Apr 2024

    Giving out free e-cigarette ‘starter packs’ in hospital emergency departments to people who smoke can help them quit, a study has concluded.

    • Wellbeing and health promotion
    • Occupational Health

    Regular exercise can cut risk of insomnia – study

    by Nic Paton 28 Mar 2024
    by Nic Paton 28 Mar 2024

    Exercising at least twice a week can significantly cut the risk of insomnia, research across Europe has suggested.

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