Coronavirus: why disabled workers may hold some of the answers to post-pandemic working
As UK plc gradually, carefully, emerges from lockdown, employers will need all the help they can get to adjust to...
Occupational health practitioners: look after yourselves, as well as the workforce
With workload and pressures spiralling for occupational health both inside and outside the NHS, Neil Loach argues it is vital...
CPD: Developing a return-to-work strategy for osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects some 10% of men and 18% of women over the age of 60, and can make sitting,...
Occupational Health & Wellbeing research round-up: July 2020
Sleep disturbance affects Covid-19 medics
Almost 40% of paediatric healthcare workers in Wuhan experienced sleep disturbance during the Covid-19 pandemic...
OH&W Awards – ‘If directors buy into the strategy, you are going to have a much better success rate’
Winner of the ‘Best wellbeing initiative’ in last year’s Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards, Office Athletes has forged a close...
Why we need to talk about ‘PPE’ for mental health following coronavirus
The mental health challenges facing occupational health in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic are set to be immense. Libby...
Loneliness – a risk to health we can no longer ignore
Even before coronavirus, the mental and emotional toll of loneliness within our society was a growing worry for employers and...
Partnership working – how John Lewis puts health and wellbeing centre-stage
Like most of the UK high street, the John Lewis Partnership was forced into hibernation during the coronavirus pandemic. But...
Talking toolkits: unpicking Covid-19 return-to-work advice for occupational health
With the UK now gradually reopening for business, organisations across the workplace health spectrum have been developing toolkits and resources...
Workers’ health begins to decline at 59, study finds
The average employee’s health begins to decline at 59 years old, according to a large-scale study.
Researchers at Keele University...
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Occupational health practitioners: look after yourselves, as well as the workforce
With workload and pressures spiralling for occupational health both inside and outside the NHS, Neil Loach argues it is vital...
OH&W Awards – ‘If directors buy into the strategy, you are going to have a much better success rate’
Winner of the ‘Best wellbeing initiative’ in last year’s Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards, Office Athletes has forged a close...
Why we need to talk about ‘PPE’ for mental health following coronavirus
The mental health challenges facing occupational health in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic are set to be immense. Libby...
Sickness absence management
Charities call for national post-coronavirus ‘mental health renewal plan’
A coalition of charities has called on prime minister Boris Johnson to create a ‘mental health renewal plan’ for England...
Workplace health Green Paper now expected ‘later this year’
The government’s workplace health Green Paper is now expected to be published “later this year”, the Department for Work and...
Face covering guidance aims to help employers assess risks
The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) has warned that it is concerned about the absence of clear government guidance on...
Musculoskeletal disorders
CPD: Developing a return-to-work strategy for osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects some 10% of men and 18% of women over the age of 60, and can make sitting,...
OH&W Awards – ‘If directors buy into the strategy, you are going to have a much better success rate’
Winner of the ‘Best wellbeing initiative’ in last year’s Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards, Office Athletes has forged a close...
Partnership working – how John Lewis puts health and wellbeing centre-stage
Like most of the UK high street, the John Lewis Partnership was forced into hibernation during the coronavirus pandemic. But...
Return to work and rehabilitation
Coronavirus: why disabled workers may hold some of the answers to post-pandemic working
As UK plc gradually, carefully, emerges from lockdown, employers will need all the help they can get to adjust to...
Occupational health practitioners: look after yourselves, as well as the workforce
With workload and pressures spiralling for occupational health both inside and outside the NHS, Neil Loach argues it is vital...
CPD: Developing a return-to-work strategy for osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects some 10% of men and 18% of women over the age of 60, and can make sitting,...
Mental health and stress
Why we need to talk about ‘PPE’ for mental health following coronavirus
The mental health challenges facing occupational health in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic are set to be immense. Libby...
Loneliness – a risk to health we can no longer ignore
Even before coronavirus, the mental and emotional toll of loneliness within our society was a growing worry for employers and...
Partnership working – how John Lewis puts health and wellbeing centre-stage
Like most of the UK high street, the John Lewis Partnership was forced into hibernation during the coronavirus pandemic. But...
