Thousands missing out on routine asthma checks
Thousands of people who are at a heightened risk of having a fatal asthma attack have not had a face-to-face...
NMC consultation to gauge future role and shape of SCPHN
March’s Royal College of Nursing/Society of Occupational Medicine occupational health conference, this year in a virtual format, provided a valuable...
CPD – learning curve: disclosing a disability before a midwifery university placement
Encouraging students to disclose a disability or health condition before starting a university placement will enhance their experience, as reasonable...
Unpicking the links between psychological and physical safety
It is well recognised that feeling supported and safe psychologically can enhance individual and team performance in the workplace. But...
‘Covid-19 anxiety syndrome’ rears its head as office return looms
‘Covid-19 anxiety syndrome’ may cause employees to struggle with reintegrating back into daily life as workplaces and society begin to...
Study suggests a fifth at sleep deprivation risk because of long hours
A fifth of workers in England could be suffering from sleep deprivation because of long working hours, a study has...
Addressing tensions in the workplace as Covid transitions roll out
We may all be welcoming the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions. But, for employers that have successfully adapted to, and...
CPD: Workplace trauma post-pandemic (webinar)
18 May 2021 2:00pm. Register now | In this CPD webinar for OHW+, Noreen Tehrani examines psychological surveillance in organisations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
A real eye-opener: navigating the UK’s pandemic ‘sleep debt’ crisis
With pandemic home working beginning to shift for many to more permanent ‘hybrid’ working, employers and occupational health may both...
Mental health worsens for newly reliant on financial support
The mental health of people newly reliant on state benefits and financial support during the pandemic worsened far more last...
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Study suggests a fifth at sleep deprivation risk because of long hours
A fifth of workers in England could be suffering from sleep deprivation because of long working hours, a study has...
CPD: Workplace trauma post-pandemic (webinar)
18 May 2021 2:00pm. Register now | In this CPD webinar for OHW+, Noreen Tehrani examines psychological surveillance in organisations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
A real eye-opener: navigating the UK’s pandemic ‘sleep debt’ crisis
With pandemic home working beginning to shift for many to more permanent ‘hybrid’ working, employers and occupational health may both...
Sickness absence management
Unpicking the links between psychological and physical safety
It is well recognised that feeling supported and safe psychologically can enhance individual and team performance in the workplace. But...
A real eye-opener: navigating the UK’s pandemic ‘sleep debt’ crisis
With pandemic home working beginning to shift for many to more permanent ‘hybrid’ working, employers and occupational health may both...
OHW+ launch webinar on managing post-pandemic trauma
The past year has been traumatic for many workers, whether we’re talking about the intense emotional pressures NHS workers have...
Musculoskeletal disorders
OH the key to helping employers understand, and support, less well-known conditions
Less common, or less well-known or understood, health conditions such as auto-immune diseases, ME, epilepsy and MS can often go...
Four in 10 NHS staff unwell with work-related stress
The proportion of NHS staff feeling unwell as a result of work-related stress continued to rise last year, particularly in...
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%...
Return to work and rehabilitation
Addressing tensions in the workplace as Covid transitions roll out
We may all be welcoming the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions. But, for employers that have successfully adapted to, and...
A new standard for managing psychosocial risk
Managing mental health risks has never been so high on the business agenda, but by being aware of, and meeting,...
OHW+ launch webinar on managing post-pandemic trauma
The past year has been traumatic for many workers, whether we’re talking about the intense emotional pressures NHS workers have...
