Boom in diabetes diagnoses on the horizon, warns NHS and charity
Around 5.3 million people in the UK are expected to be living with diabetes by 2025, following a stark increase...
Ill health costs firms 38 days per employee in lost productivity
Employers lost on average 38 working days per worker to physical and mental health-related absence and presenteeism in 2019, costing...
Rise in stress-related fit notes prompts call to investigate causes
Employers have been urged to do more to uncover the root causes of absence, after it was revealed the number...
NHS staff survey reveals little progress in boosting health and wellbeing
Only three out of 10 (29.3%) NHS staff say their trust takes positive action on health and wellbeing, with many...
MPs recommend business ‘coalition’ to help workers stay healthy
A group of MPs has recommended the creation of a “Business Coalition for Healthier Lives” to support people stay healthier...
Presenteeism blights seven in 10 organisations, poll finds
Seven in 10 (71%) business leaders have witnessed “presenteeism” in their organisations over the past 12 months, with the behaviour...
‘Sandwich carers’ in need of more mental health support
One in five “sandwich carers” – people who care for both children and elderly relatives – would like more mental...
Why poor quality data is a barrier to better workplace health and wellbeing
The fact HR professionals too often have little faith in their people data can derail employee or organisational health and...
Getting your head around cancer – mental health and returning to work post-cancer
Employers needed to be focused on much more than just the physical and workplace adjustments needed for an employee to...
Power talking – using ‘conversational intelligence’ within occupational health
Investing in ‘conversational intelligence’ (CI) training has transformed how the occupational health team at Barts in London communicates, collaborates, reports...
Wellbeing and health promotion
Boom in diabetes diagnoses on the horizon, warns NHS and charity
Around 5.3 million people in the UK are expected to be living with diabetes by 2025, following a stark increase...
Ill health costs firms 38 days per employee in lost productivity
Employers lost on average 38 working days per worker to physical and mental health-related absence and presenteeism in 2019, costing...
NHS staff survey reveals little progress in boosting health and wellbeing
Only three out of 10 (29.3%) NHS staff say their trust takes positive action on health and wellbeing, with many...
Sickness absence management
Ill health costs firms 38 days per employee in lost productivity
Employers lost on average 38 working days per worker to physical and mental health-related absence and presenteeism in 2019, costing...
NHS staff survey reveals little progress in boosting health and wellbeing
Only three out of 10 (29.3%) NHS staff say their trust takes positive action on health and wellbeing, with many...
Presenteeism blights seven in 10 organisations, poll finds
Seven in 10 (71%) business leaders have witnessed “presenteeism” in their organisations over the past 12 months, with the behaviour...
Musculoskeletal disorders
NHS staff survey reveals little progress in boosting health and wellbeing
Only three out of 10 (29.3%) NHS staff say their trust takes positive action on health and wellbeing, with many...
CPD: the role of occupational health in return to work for an employee with MS
Managing an employee with multiple sclerosis can be challenging, especially if they are working in a safety-critical capacity. Nancy Njuguna...
Making group income protection work harder for employee health and wellbeing
Group income protection (GIP) insurance can provide employees with peace of mind that their income will be covered in the...
Return to work and rehabilitation
Boom in diabetes diagnoses on the horizon, warns NHS and charity
Around 5.3 million people in the UK are expected to be living with diabetes by 2025, following a stark increase...
Ill health costs firms 38 days per employee in lost productivity
Employers lost on average 38 working days per worker to physical and mental health-related absence and presenteeism in 2019, costing...
NHS staff survey reveals little progress in boosting health and wellbeing
Only three out of 10 (29.3%) NHS staff say their trust takes positive action on health and wellbeing, with many...
Mental health and stress
Ill health costs firms 38 days per employee in lost productivity
Employers lost on average 38 working days per worker to physical and mental health-related absence and presenteeism in 2019, costing...
Rise in stress-related fit notes prompts call to investigate causes
Employers have been urged to do more to uncover the root causes of absence, after it was revealed the number...
NHS staff survey reveals little progress in boosting health and wellbeing
Only three out of 10 (29.3%) NHS staff say their trust takes positive action on health and wellbeing, with many...
