Burnout and exhaustion stalk NHS response to Covid second wave
NHS workers went into this autumn’s second wave of Covid-19 already feeling exhausted, emotionally fragile and at risk of burnout....
Occupational health best practice: reflecting on case management
Often within occupational health it will be your expertise as a practitioner and leader that decides on a course of...
Occupational Health & Wellbeing research round-up: December 2020
Fatigue and workplace exercise programmes
Work-related fatigue is related to a range of negative consequences, including poor productivity. This study...
Coronavirus: caring for the carers
At the height of the Covid-19 crisis, staff working in hospitals and residential homes went above and beyond in often...
Why, for Unilever, wellbeing has to start with local culture change
Approaching employee wellbeing through a local lens and getting senior teams to lead culture change should form part of a...
Coronavirus and return to work: five ways to support bereaved employees
During lockdown Bupa saw a 40% increase in enquiries to its EAPs from companies seeking advice on how to support...
CPD: How to build and embed resilience within your workplace
In the final article of her three-part series, Catherine D’Arcy-Jones examines some tools and resources OH practitioners can use to...
Occupational health education facing a challenging future post pandemic
There were serious concerns about the future of occupational health training even before the pandemic threw our education system up...
Six ways to support bereaved employees
On National Grief Awareness Day (December 3), Rebecca Mian shares some advice on how employers can support employees going through...
Warning of ‘second pandemic’ of mental ill health
The mental health charity Mind has warned of a “second pandemic” of mental ill health, as calls to its helpline...
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Wellbeing and health promotion
Coronavirus: caring for the carers
At the height of the Covid-19 crisis, staff working in hospitals and residential homes went above and beyond in often...
Why, for Unilever, wellbeing has to start with local culture change
Approaching employee wellbeing through a local lens and getting senior teams to lead culture change should form part of a...
Firms should have legal duty to protect night workers’ health, says Co-op
The Co-op has launched a nightshift workers’ health and wellbeing ‘manifesto’ in Parliament, which has called for employers to be...
Sickness absence management
Coronavirus: caring for the carers
At the height of the Covid-19 crisis, staff working in hospitals and residential homes went above and beyond in often...
Warning of ‘second pandemic’ of mental ill health
The mental health charity Mind has warned of a “second pandemic” of mental ill health, as calls to its helpline...
NHS reporting higher than average take-up of flu vaccination
Three-quarters (75%) of those aged 65 and over in England had received their free vaccine by the final week of...
Musculoskeletal disorders
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...
Insurer recommends ‘fake commute’ to boost home workers’ health
Employees have been encouraged to adopt a ‘fake commute’ while working from home, with research finding almost three in five...
‘Long Covid’ can cause breathlessness, organ abnormalities and fatigue for months
An Oxford University study looking at the longer-term impact of Covid-19, so-called “long Covid”, has concluded that a large proportion...
Return to work and rehabilitation
Occupational Health & Wellbeing research round-up: December 2020
Fatigue and workplace exercise programmes
Work-related fatigue is related to a range of negative consequences, including poor productivity. This study...
CPD: How to build and embed resilience within your workplace
In the final article of her three-part series, Catherine D’Arcy-Jones examines some tools and resources OH practitioners can use to...
Warning of ‘second pandemic’ of mental ill health
The mental health charity Mind has warned of a “second pandemic” of mental ill health, as calls to its helpline...
Mental health and stress
Burnout and exhaustion stalk NHS response to Covid second wave
NHS workers went into this autumn’s second wave of Covid-19 already feeling exhausted, emotionally fragile and at risk of burnout....
Coronavirus: caring for the carers
At the height of the Covid-19 crisis, staff working in hospitals and residential homes went above and beyond in often...
Coronavirus and return to work: five ways to support bereaved employees
During lockdown Bupa saw a 40% increase in enquiries to its EAPs from companies seeking advice on how to support...
