Toolkit helps employers tackle alcohol, tobacco and drug misuse
Business in the Community (BITC) and Public Health England have published a toolkit to help employers support their staff in...
Organisations underestimate value candidates place on wellbeing policies
Employers are underestimating the importance potential candidates place on mental health and wellbeing policies when looking for a new role,...
Government reveals plans to improve health through air pollution curbs
The Government has set out a series of measures to tackle air pollution, which it has claimed is one of...
Four in 10 employees concerned about safety impact of colleagues who take drugs
Four in 10 people believe that working alongside somebody who is under the influence of illegal drugs would make their...
Construction should value health in the same way as safety
The construction sector should give equal weight to managing the health of its workforce as it does to safety, and...
Manufacturers should invest in wellbeing to boost productivity
Manufacturers could increase their productivity by as much as 10% if they invested greater resources in improving employee wellbeing, a...
Mental Health Awareness Week: Graduates fear telling employers about issues
Seven out of 10 graduates would avoid informing potential or new employers if they suffered from a mental health issue...
Mental Health Awareness Week: 28% of millennials ‘work through stress’
Millennials – those aged between 18 and 38 – feel under the most pressure at work, with more than a...
Barristers face mental health ‘crisis’ as workloads and hours increase
Criminal barristers are experiencing a “mental health crisis”, according to the Criminal Bar Association, with almost half of criminal law...
MPs to investigate the health and wellbeing of prison staff
A group of MPs is to explore the health and wellbeing of prisoners and the prison workforce – particularly healthcare...
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Occupational health’s reforming voice needs to be heard
It is early days yet for the Government’s expert review of occupational health. But with the political “noise” of Brexit...
Use triage to help crack mental health
Mental ill-health is like a crack in a car windscreen: do nothing and it will just get worse until eventually...
‘Surge’ in men seeking emotional support over cancer
The charity Macmillan Cancer Support has said it saw a surge in the number of calls last year from men...
Sickness absence management
Toolkit helps employers tackle alcohol, tobacco and drug misuse
Business in the Community (BITC) and Public Health England have published a toolkit to help employers support their staff in...
Occupational health’s reforming voice needs to be heard
It is early days yet for the Government’s expert review of occupational health. But with the political “noise” of Brexit...
Occupational health research round-up: May 2018
Hand hygiene and asthma control
A study of US nurses has discovered a link between the frequency of hand and...
Musculoskeletal disorders
Wrist pain at work: occupational health referral of a laboratory worker
This case study concerns an individual suffering wrist pain at work. Michael Bowles and Anne Harriss demonstrate the use of...
Office-based small business owners are putting health at risk
Small business owners are putting their health at risk by spending too long “slumped” in front of their computers, the...
Tool helps tackle musculoskeletal conditions
A new tool designed to help health commissioners come up with more cost-effective ways to tackle musculoskeletal conditions within their...
Return to work and rehabilitation
‘Surge’ in men seeking emotional support over cancer
The charity Macmillan Cancer Support has said it saw a surge in the number of calls last year from men...
Depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts in a teenage apprentice
When a teenage apprentice posted suicidal thoughts on social media, his employer was alerted to the need for better communication...
COPD: role of occupational health supporting a cleaner
This article looks at the role of occupational health in supporting a cleaner with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD. Sarah...
Mental health and stress
Organisations underestimate value candidates place on wellbeing policies
Employers are underestimating the importance potential candidates place on mental health and wellbeing policies when looking for a new role,...
Mental Health Awareness Week: Graduates fear telling employers about issues
Seven out of 10 graduates would avoid informing potential or new employers if they suffered from a mental health issue...
Mental Health Awareness Week: 28% of millennials ‘work through stress’
Millennials – those aged between 18 and 38 – feel under the most pressure at work, with more than a...
