Research
Education and coaching can significantly reduce migraine in staff, Swiss study finds
Employer-provided education and coaching services can significantly reduce the impact migraine has on the workforce, a study has found.
Pharmaceutical...
Taxi drivers exposed to highest levels of black carbon pollution
Taxi drivers experience the highest exposures to black carbon pollution compared with other professional drivers, such as couriers and truck...
Two-fifths of firms had staff off sick for more than four weeks
More than two-fifths (43%) of organisations have had staff absent from work for more than four weeks due to ill...
Clinical governance
SOM calls for ramping up of OH provision in response to workplace health consultation
The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has published its response to the government’s consultation on improving health at work, noting...
MPs to examine impact of endometriosis on women
A group of MPs is to launch an inquiry into women’s experiences of endometriosis, after research found thousands have had...
Cleaning staff need better protection against dangerous substances, says health body
Cleaning firms need to do more to reduce workers’ risk of exposure to dangerous substances, the European Agency for Safety...
Continuing professional development
CPD: On the right tracks – how a New Zealand railway company has taken toxicity out of its workplace
The links between engagement, performance and health and wellbeing are increasingly well-recognised. Maryan Street outlines the key lessons that New...
Smoke signals – why occupational health needs to take ‘diathermy smoke plume’ seriously
It’s not well known, but diathermy smoke plume is a toxic smoke created during procedures such as electrocautery, laser surgery...
Occupational health: A specialty worth fighting for?
The numbers entering occupational health and occupational medicine are falling rapidly, and two-thirds of those left are aged over 53....
Disability
SOM calls for ramping up of OH provision in response to workplace health consultation
The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has published its response to the government’s consultation on improving health at work, noting...
Mind the ‘double discrimination’ disability gap
Employers need to be mindful not just of the “disability gap” when it comes to employment but “double discrimination” around...
What government’s workplace health consultation means for OH
The government’s long-awaited consultation into occupational health and how government and employers can reduce ill health-related job loss was published...
Health surveillance
MPs to examine impact of endometriosis on women
A group of MPs is to launch an inquiry into women’s experiences of endometriosis, after research found thousands have had...
Smoke signals – why occupational health needs to take ‘diathermy smoke plume’ seriously
It’s not well known, but diathermy smoke plume is a toxic smoke created during procedures such as electrocautery, laser surgery...
Bringing domestic abuse out of the shadows, and how employers can make a difference
Domestic abuse is nothing to do with employers or the workplace, right? Wrong. Some three-quarters of people who endure domestic...
Mental health and stress
Around 300,000 leave work because of mental health, minister claims
An estimated 300,000 people with mental health conditions fall out of work every year, the minister for disabled people has...
Mandatory reporting would improve staff mental health, a third of firms say
Almost a third (30%) of employers think mandatory reporting of workplace mental health statistics would help make organisations more accountable...
More than a fifth of engineers take time off because of mental health
Almost one in five engineers has lost a colleague to suicide, while more than a fifth have had to take...
Musculoskeletal disorders
CPD: Helping hand – managing work-related hand-arm vibration syndrome
It is estimated more than two million workers in the UK are exposed to high levels of vibration as a...
Waste collection absence rates fall when wheeled bins are used
Sickness absence rates among waste collection staff could decline if local authorities changed the style of bins they provided households,...
Understanding of occupational health low among HR teams
Occupational health practitioners and providers have been urged to educate their HR colleagues and employers about their role and the...
OH employment law
Learning zone – taking the temperature at first ever Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing conference
From gaining the confidence to write publicly through to one speaker’s personal struggles with addiction; from effective report writing through...
CPD: The heat is on – managing thermal comfort and the menopause
Menopausal symptoms can affect all older women and some aged below 45, and can pose challenges for individuals and employers...
How to manage conflict and confrontation
Conflict and confrontation often occur together. Neither is very pleasant, but both are part of our working and home lives....
OH service delivery
SOM calls for ramping up of OH provision in response to workplace health consultation
The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has published its response to the government’s consultation on improving health at work, noting...
Bupa and Optima Health partner to bolster occupational health access
Health insurance and healthcare provider Bupa has partnered with OH provider Optima Health in a move designed to expand access...
Not just ‘hot flushes’ – why it’s time employers took the menopause seriously
With up to 80% of menopausal women still of working age, the health risks and sometimes debilitating symptoms that can...
Return to work and rehabilitation
SOM calls for ramping up of OH provision in response to workplace health consultation
The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has published its response to the government’s consultation on improving health at work, noting...
MPs to examine impact of endometriosis on women
A group of MPs is to launch an inquiry into women’s experiences of endometriosis, after research found thousands have had...
Nurse-led scheme in Wales making the menopause more manageable
A pioneering nurse-led scheme is offering employees of a health board in Wales access to specialist menopause clinics, as Nikki...
Sickness and absence management
SOM calls for ramping up of OH provision in response to workplace health consultation
The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has published its response to the government’s consultation on improving health at work, noting...
MPs to examine impact of endometriosis on women
A group of MPs is to launch an inquiry into women’s experiences of endometriosis, after research found thousands have had...
Education and coaching can significantly reduce migraine in staff, Swiss study finds
Employer-provided education and coaching services can significantly reduce the impact migraine has on the workforce, a study has found.
Pharmaceutical...
Wellbeing and health promotion
Bupa and Optima Health partner to bolster occupational health access
Health insurance and healthcare provider Bupa has partnered with OH provider Optima Health in a move designed to expand access...
Nurse-led scheme in Wales making the menopause more manageable
A pioneering nurse-led scheme is offering employees of a health board in Wales access to specialist menopause clinics, as Nikki...
Not just ‘hot flushes’ – why it’s time employers took the menopause seriously
With up to 80% of menopausal women still of working age, the health risks and sometimes debilitating symptoms that can...
