There has been a significant increase in prescribing of anxiety medication by health professionals over the past decade, a study has suggested.
Nic Paton
Nic Paton
Nic Paton is consulting editor of OHW+. One of the country's foremost workplace health journalists, Nic has written for OHW+ and Occupational Health & Wellbeing since 2001, and edited the magazine from 2018.
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More than half of pregnant women in England have now had one or more doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, government figures show.
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The government has been told it needs to take 'urgent and concerted' action to address the causes of poor mental health among young Black men in the UK.
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Today (Wednesday 23 March) it is exactly two years since we all anxiously gathered round our TVs to listen to...
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Employers are so focused on managing and supporting stress and mental ill health in the workplace that they risk overlooking...
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The pandemic remains very much the key worry for OH practitioners as we look to summer and autumn
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More than two-thirds (68%) of UK shift workers feel the hours they work or the pattern of their roster is...
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Mental health services received a record 4.3 million referrals during 2021, research has argued, illustrating the ongoing intense pressure on...
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Providing uninterrupted, stepped mental health counselling, care and support can transform outcomes for adults with anorexia nervosa, a study has suggested.
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Two out of three employees feel their mental health has worsened in relation to work over the past year, a poll has concluded.
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The TUC has warned business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng that workers’ safety is being put at risk because of confusion created...
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The NHS has launched a consultation to gather feedback on proposed new cancer standards designed to set faster deadlines for...
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Sectors that made a wholesale pivot to home working during the pandemic experienced much sharper increases in mental ill health...
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A third of the country does not have access to obesity treatment, despite weight having become a growing issue during...
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Home working during the Covid-19 pandemic has left a musculoskeletal legacy for many workers, with one health provider reporting a...