A prolapsed lumbar disc can cause intense pain, numbness and tingling through the hips, buttocks, legs and feet, affecting mobility...
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Personnel Today articles are written by an expert team of award-winning journalists who have been covering HR and L&D for many years. Some of our content is attributed to "Personnel Today" for a number of reasons, including: when numerous authors are associated with writing or editing a piece; or when the author is unknown (particularly for older articles).
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Occupational health nurses up and down the country heeded the call to come to the aid of the hard-pressed NHS...
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As work slowly returns to something resembling normality post-pandemic, occupational health will have an important role to play in encouraging...
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Niggles, aches, pains and anxieties stored up during lockdown need to be nipped in the bud before they become long-term...
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As UK plc gradually, carefully, emerges from lockdown, employers will need all the help they can get to adjust to...
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With workload and pressures spiralling for occupational health both inside and outside the NHS, Neil Loach argues it is vital...
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Osteoarthritis (OA) affects some 10% of men and 18% of women over the age of 60, and can make sitting,...
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The mental health challenges facing occupational health in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic are set to be immense. Libby...
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Even before coronavirus, the mental and emotional toll of loneliness within our society was a growing worry for employers and...
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We’ve seen an explosion in home working during the Covid-19 lockdown. But, in the scramble to stay operational, employers have...
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Occupational health professionals can play an important role in helping to assess a worker’s fitness to drive for or during...
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With workplaces becoming increasingly multi-generational, it is important employers recognise that managing mental ill health requires strategies and interventions tailored...
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The judges for the Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards are...
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Occupational health has been pivotal in helping employers, and the NHS, manage the coronavirus pandemic...
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It is estimated 250,000 people in the UK have been diagnosed with the debilitating condition chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Felissia...