Workers with recurring conditions take 17 days off sick a year
The average employee with a recurring medical condition, such as a chronic pain condition, takes 17 days of sick leave...
Why the vaccine sprint may soon turn into a marathon
The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines has, so far, been a notable success story in what has been an extremely...
Less than half don’t have health and wellbeing strategy
Less than half (44%) of employers have an employee wellbeing strategy in place and a fifth do not intend to...
Employers so focused on physical safety that mental health still being overlooked
Employers are still overly focused on safeguarding the physical safety of employees at the cost of overlooking mental wellbeing, with...
NHS to launch mental health hubs for health workers
The NHS is set to open 40 dedicated mental health support hubs for healthcare workers across England, which will offer...
Nearly half with possible cancer symptoms avoided GP
Almost half (45%) of people who had possible cancer symptoms in the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic did not...
Learning to work beyond Covid may bring multiple OH challenges
As the UK economy and society cautiously unlocks between now and the summer, managing ‘return to work’ will need to...
Male ‘night owls’ more likely to retire early due to disability
Male ‘night owls’ face an increased risk of early retirement because of disability, a study has suggested.
According to a...
Early mobility may aid severe Covid-19 recovery
Exercise and getting people mobile early on in their rehabilitation from severe Covid-19 may help improve recovery, research has indicated....
Staff more prepared for lockdown, but a fifth still anxious
With prime minister Boris Johnson set later today to announce the timeframe for the UK’s first steps out of the...
Wellbeing and health promotion
Less than half don’t have health and wellbeing strategy
Less than half (44%) of employers have an employee wellbeing strategy in place and a fifth do not intend to...
Male ‘night owls’ more likely to retire early due to disability
Male ‘night owls’ face an increased risk of early retirement because of disability, a study has suggested.
According to a...
Six in 10 firms increase wellbeing support during pandemic
Six in 10 (63%) employers have increased the level of support they offer staff across one or more areas of...
Sickness absence management
Workers with recurring conditions take 17 days off sick a year
The average employee with a recurring medical condition, such as a chronic pain condition, takes 17 days of sick leave...
BOHS warns against relaxing control measures in light of vaccinations
Occupational health practitioners should not rely on vaccination as a workplace control measure for Covid-19, the British Occupational Hygiene Society...
CPD: Supporting an employee living with an alcohol problem
Occupational health can play a pivotal leadership role when it comes to supporting an employee struggling with alcohol or substance...
Musculoskeletal disorders
Home working linked to rise in musculoskeletal disorders
More than a third (37.7%) of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) cases were connected to work in 2020, compared with just 1.4%...
Why Covid-19 is an opportunity to rethink wellbeing within construction
The construction sector faced major workplace health, safety and wellbeing challenges even before the logistical and financial problems generated by...
Back, neck and shoulder pain behind high proportion of digital physio sessions
Almost half (49%) of online physiotherapy sessions booked since the summer through an app operated by employee benefits provider Unum...
Return to work and rehabilitation
NHS to launch mental health hubs for health workers
The NHS is set to open 40 dedicated mental health support hubs for healthcare workers across England, which will offer...
Learning to work beyond Covid may bring multiple OH challenges
As the UK economy and society cautiously unlocks between now and the summer, managing ‘return to work’ will need to...
Early mobility may aid severe Covid-19 recovery
Exercise and getting people mobile early on in their rehabilitation from severe Covid-19 may help improve recovery, research has indicated....
