Health and safety professionals need to tackle “unacceptably high” numbers of work-related deaths, the new president of IOSH has said.
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The Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing (FOHN) has formally launched its occupational health nursing accreditation scheme.
The voluntary nursing accreditation...
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The NHS’s Diabetes Prevention Programme could act as a template for other countries in their attempts to tackle the disease,...
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Communities are being urged to apply for free public defibrillators under a scheme being led by the British Heart Foundation.
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Charities and the NHS are collaborating on a project to gauge whether blood tests can be used to help diagnose...
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The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has said new figures suggesting nearly one in three deaths from non-melanoma...
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The government has rejected calls by MPs to invest more in supporting the mental health of people living in rural communities, especially farmers.
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Tens of thousands more women at increased risk of breast cancer are to be offered a ‘repurposed’ NHS drug, after...
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The UK’s chronic lack of access to dentists, especially NHS dentists, is leading to mouth cancers not being spotted or treated early enough.
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Government plans to expand access to occupational health will need to be backed by rigorous regulatory oversight and a legal...
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A record 4.4 million people are now covered by health insurance through their employer and one million claims have been...
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An NHS drive to roll out blood-thinning drugs to people with atrial fibrillation (AF) has prevented almost 17,000 strokes, according...
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Living with, and inhaling, air pollution can raise the risk of also having type 2 diabetes, a study has found.
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The Covid-19 pandemic potentially had a lasting impact on people’s brain health, especially among the over-50s, research has suggested.
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The government has pledged to invest £5m to expand the NHS’s network of hubs delivering earlier mental health support for children and young adults.