Clinical governance
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: Developing an NHS OH service
Our CPD article considers the challenges of developing an occupational health service for NHS staff, some of which are also relevant to in-house OH services at other organisations. These CPD…
‘An honour and privilege’ – what becoming a Queen’s Nurse means for OH
Leading OH nurse and academic Neil Loach will this autumn receive a singular accolade – becoming a Queen’s Nurse (QN), one of fewer than 50 OHNs to be celebrated in…
Continuing professional development
CPD activities: Learning from the experiences of working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic
These CPD activities, developed by Professor Anne Harriss, are designed to accompany this article by Charlotte E Hall on exploring the experiences of, and lessons from, working from home during…
CPD: Exploring the experiences of working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic
The sudden shift to working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic was a profound and destablising experience for many. PhD student Charlotte E Hall analyses some of the health and…
CPD activities: Invest to save – making the business case for spending on OH
These CPD activities, developed by Professor Anne Harriss, accompany Elaine Kerr’s article ‘Invest to save – making the business case for spending on OH’. They should help occupational health professionals…
Disability
BA crew member too anxious to fly wins discrimination claim
British Airways crew member with 40 years’ service wins disability discrimination claim after stress and anxiety made her unable to fly.
Why we need an expansion of the WorkWell programme
WorkWell programmes show the benefits of relationships with local employers, charities and services in helping people back into work.
Aircrew with cancer pursuing MoD for compensation – report
Some 180 current and former armed forces’ aircrew with cancer are pursuing the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for compensation because they claim their diagnosis was caused by exposure to toxic…
Health surveillance
Employers ‘worryingly’ ignorant about stress risk assessments
Employer awareness, understanding and compliance with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stress risk assessment requirements remains “worryingly” low, a poll has found. The survey by Occupational Health Assessment of 115…
Tool developed for employers to calculate cost of respiratory illness
A tool has been developed to help businesses calculate the financial impact of respiratory illnesses within their workforce. The interactive tool, developed by pharmaceutical company Pfizer in partnership with the think-tank…
Why employers must do more to support all four ‘pillars’ of wellbeing
There is still too often a disconnect between how concerned employers say they are about employee health and wellbeing and what they are prepared to do about it – and…
Musculoskeletal disorders
Police uniforms don’t fit the bill, research reveals
Police officers say uniforms are unfit for purpose, restrictive and contribute to health issues, according to Lancaster University research.
Gen X storing up health problems by failing to exercise
Workers in their forties and fifties are becoming less likely to do regular exercise, so potentially storing up health problems for the future, research has suggested. The survey of ‘Gen…
Keep Britain Working review urging employers to ‘tell us what works’
The Mayfield review is urging employers and workplace health professionals to engage with it about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to healthcare interventions.
Return to work and rehabilitation
Police Scotland constable who can’t work in cold weather awarded £43k
Police constable awarded £43,100 after she was found to have been victimised by her boss over her inability to work in cold weather.
BA crew member too anxious to fly wins discrimination claim
British Airways crew member with 40 years’ service wins disability discrimination claim after stress and anxiety made her unable to fly.
Reform fit notes to recover falling over-50s employment
Number of out-of-work benefit claimants aged over 50 rises by 600,000 in five years, according to CSJ analysis of employment data.
Sickness and absence management
BA crew member too anxious to fly wins discrimination claim
British Airways crew member with 40 years’ service wins disability discrimination claim after stress and anxiety made her unable to fly.
Violence against A&E staff has doubled, warns RCN
Staff in accident and emergency departments are being exposed to punching, spitting and acid attack threats, among a range of violent and “utterly abhorrent” behaviours, the Royal College of Nursing…
Three-quarters more likely to stay with employer who supports wellbeing
More than three-quarters of employees (79%) say they would be more likely to stay with an employer who provides them with comprehensive support to help with their health and wellbeing.…
Wellbeing and health promotion
Three-quarters more likely to stay with employer who supports wellbeing
More than three-quarters of employees (79%) say they would be more likely to stay with an employer who provides them with comprehensive support to help with their health and wellbeing.…
Four in 10 call centre workers to quit because of poor wellbeing
Four out of 10 call centre workers (40%) say they expect to have to quit their role because of poor wellbeing and health. Employee wellbeing Office attendance linked to positive…
Supporting employees through substance abuse
Supporting and managing employees struggling with addiction or substance abuse requires a clear policy and approach, but most of all empathy, compassion and flexibility, argues Chris Britton. Research published last…