As UK workplaces look gradually to open back up as lockdown restrictions are lifted, the TUC has warned that many...
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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SOM (the Society of Occupational Medicine) and the University of Glasgow have combined to launch new Covid-19 return-to-work guidelines that,...
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Access to social prescribing services must be expanded to help tackle the mental health consequences of loneliness and isolation caused...
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People with asthma have only a modestly increased risk of developing severe Covid-19 and requiring admission to hospital from the...
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The challenges of effectively managing mental ill health post pandemic were firmly in the spotlight at a recent virtual workplace...
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Four out of five staff in universities and colleges are suffering with poor mental health and struggling with increased workloads...
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The country could be facing a ‘hidden epidemic’ of eating disorders, as referrals to hospital and emergency admissions have increased...
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Any return of the NHS to ‘normal service’ post pandemic must have the patient at its centre, but must also...
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Study into how pandemic has affected health and wellbeing of OH practitioners
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonOccupational health practitioners are being encouraged to take part in research that is aiming to gauge the impact of the...
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The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has launched guidance to help employers navigate vaccinations and imminent returning to...
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Injury to the heart has been found in half of Covid-19 patients discharged from hospital after suffering severe illness from...
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Leading dermatologists have issued a warning to medics about the risk of virus transmission, including Covid-19 and HPV, within surgical...
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Armed forces’ veterans suffering mental ill health will now be able to get specialist mental health and rehabilitation support, NHS...
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There is an “urgent need” to address obesity levels in the UK, the Royal College of Physicians has warned, in...
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Why it is more complex than ‘irresponsible’ employers forcing workers into work
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAccusations have been flying about that ‘irresponsible’ employers are putting employees under pressure to come into potentially unsafe workplaces when...