One million who have never smoked now vape regularly – study
Lack of access to OH leaving millions struggling to work because of ill health
More than eight million working-age people now report health conditions that leave them struggling to work, with the UK’s very...
CPD: Occupational health in police and fire and rescue services
What does an occupational health service in police and fire and rescue services look like and what should it include?
CPD activities: Occupational health in police and fire and rescue services
Understand more about what an OH service in the emergency services, including police and fire and rescue, should include.
Lack of menopause support from employers still driving women to quit
More than one in 10 menopausal women has considered quitting their work because of a lack of employer support, with...
World Mental Health Day: making workplaces more mindful
With this year’s World Mental Health Day focusing on improving mental health within the workplace, Lou Campbell outlines eight changes...
Mental health: Call for OH ‘hub’, as one in 10 took time off work last year
A UK-wide occupational health mental health ‘hub’ should be created to help tackle the “unprecedented” levels of mental ill health...
GPs often ‘a barrier’ stopping black men being tested for prostate cancer
Nearly a third (32%) of black men have not had a prostate cancer test because their GP either refused to...
Role and value of OH intervention under the spotlight
Dame Carol Black, chair of the new government occupational health taskforce, is set to be at the heart of high-level...
Understanding alcohol ‘sensitisation’ and its impact in the workplace
Recovering addict turned therapist Fiona Peacock explains the dangers of alcohol ‘sensitisation’ in the workplace.
As an addiction therapist as...
Wellbeing and health promotion
One million who have never smoked now vape regularly – study
As many as one million adults in England who have never regularly smoked now vape, according to a new study....
Lack of access to OH leaving millions struggling to work because of ill health
More than eight million working-age people now report health conditions that leave them struggling to work, with the UK’s very...
Lack of menopause support from employers still driving women to quit
More than one in 10 menopausal women has considered quitting their work because of a lack of employer support, with...
Sickness absence management
Lack of access to OH leaving millions struggling to work because of ill health
More than eight million working-age people now report health conditions that leave them struggling to work, with the UK’s very...
Lack of menopause support from employers still driving women to quit
More than one in 10 menopausal women has considered quitting their work because of a lack of employer support, with...
Mental health: Call for OH ‘hub’, as one in 10 took time off work last year
A UK-wide occupational health mental health ‘hub’ should be created to help tackle the “unprecedented” levels of mental ill health...
Musculoskeletal disorders
SOM guide to help OH better support driver health and wellbeing
SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, has published a guide for employers and occupational health professionals on supporting the health...
Breakthrough could relieve pain of knee osteoarthritis
A medication used for autoimmune conditions has been found to be effective in relieving the pain and stiffness caused by...
Two-thirds of employees never referred to occupational health
More than two-thirds of employees (70%) have never been referred to occupational health by their employer, with half of employers...
Return to work and rehabilitation
Lack of access to OH leaving millions struggling to work because of ill health
More than eight million working-age people now report health conditions that leave them struggling to work, with the UK’s very...
CPD activities: Occupational health in police and fire and rescue services
Understand more about what an OH service in the emergency services, including police and fire and rescue, should include.
Lack of menopause support from employers still driving women to quit
More than one in 10 menopausal women has considered quitting their work because of a lack of employer support, with...