Research
Occupational health research round-up: February 2019
Work-related cancers cost billions
Occupational cancers account for more than 100,000 deaths a year in the European Union, according to...
Local authorities should consider overhauling waste collections to reduce musculoskeletal risk
Waste collections should be overhauled to help prevent workers from developing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), with local authorities urged to discontinue...
Replacing sitting time with activity reduces risk of early death by up to 35%
Replacing 30 minutes of sedentary time per day with the same period of high-intensity activity reduces the risk of an...
Clinical governance
Is NHS occupational health at breaking point?
An NHS England consultation on how to spend extra funding announced by the government last summer has cast a spotlight...
Every medical implant should be registered, says surgeon body
The Royal College of Surgeons has called for a register of every medical device in every patient to be set...
How new Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing could change the workplace health landscape
October saw the launch of the new Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing. What exactly is it, how will it work...
Continuing professional development
CPD: Minimising exposure to hand-arm vibration
Effective health surveillance and risk assessment and management are key to preventing and mitigating hand-arm vibration. But occupational health also...
Message centre – understanding and articulating the occupational health ‘brand’
Occupational health practitioners are, rightly, always focused on delivering excellence. But with government reviewing the future shape of OH, Nick...
CPD: The importance of engaging with environmental controls
Environmental management and oversight is not traditionally something considered to be within occupational health’s remit. But environmental management can have...
Disability
Adjustment grants for workers with disabilities to increase
Workers with disabilities will be able to claim up to £60,000 per year to help pay for workplace adjustments when...
‘We are differently abled, not necessarily disabled’
Angus Baskerville was diagnosed with Asperger’s and ADHD at the age of 15. He told the audience at last year’s...
Making the invisible visible – supporting neurodiversity in the workplace
Neurodiversity in the workplace – workers with autism, Asperger’s, dyslexia and other “invisible” neurological disabilities – was the subject of...
Health surveillance
CPD: Minimising exposure to hand-arm vibration
Effective health surveillance and risk assessment and management are key to preventing and mitigating hand-arm vibration. But occupational health also...
London Underground air quality ‘likely’ to present health risks
Pollution at London Underground tube stations is up to 30 times higher than in busy roads in the capital, research...
Protective equipment fails to remove risk of pesticide contamination
Research into pesticide exposure among horticultural workers has shown that levels of contamination can take place despite the provision of...
Mental health and stress
Mental health first aid guide encourages employers to set boundaries
Training provider Mental Health First Aid England has produced guidance to help employers introduce mental health first aiders into their...
It’s time to talk about your employees’ mental health
PROMOTED CONTENT | This year’s Time to Talk Day is all about bringing people together to talk openly about mental health, whether that’s ...
Staff take 53% more sick days in January
Workers take 53% more sick days in January than any other month of the year, analysis has shown.
According to...
Musculoskeletal disorders
Half of office workers’ health ‘impaired’ by their job
More than half (53%) of office workers believe their health is impaired by their workplace, with many not getting enough...
Back and neck pain causes a third to take a sick day
A third (33%) of employees have taken at least one day off work due to back or neck pain in...
CPD: Minimising exposure to hand-arm vibration
Effective health surveillance and risk assessment and management are key to preventing and mitigating hand-arm vibration. But occupational health also...
OH employment law
Mental health at work review calls for legal changes as thousands lose jobs
A high-level review of mental health at work has found that 300,000 people lose their jobs every year due to...
Data protection in occupational health: a guide
The growth of internet and mobile technology has made it all the more important to understand rules on data protection...
New SOM medical malpractice indemnity policy for occupational health practitioners
The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) is offering a new medical malpractice indemnity policy for nurses who work in occupational...
OH service delivery
Leading from the top – why boardroom buy-in is a must for effective wellbeing programmes
Employers are increasingly recognising the value of implementing proactive wellbeing programmes. But if you are really serious about success, there...
Improved occupational health access will help NHS achieve long term goals
Employers have a vital role to play in helping the NHS deliver plans that it hopes will prevent around 85,000...
Is NHS occupational health at breaking point?
An NHS England consultation on how to spend extra funding announced by the government last summer has cast a spotlight...
Return to work and rehabilitation
Adjustment grants for workers with disabilities to increase
Workers with disabilities will be able to claim up to £60,000 per year to help pay for workplace adjustments when...
Two-thirds of men put off dealing with health problems until they are ‘severe’
British men continue to be in denial about their health, with nearly two-thirds admitting a problem would have to be...
‘We are differently abled, not necessarily disabled’
Angus Baskerville was diagnosed with Asperger’s and ADHD at the age of 15. He told the audience at last year’s...
Sickness and absence management
Half of office workers’ health ‘impaired’ by their job
More than half (53%) of office workers believe their health is impaired by their workplace, with many not getting enough...
Back and neck pain causes a third to take a sick day
A third (33%) of employees have taken at least one day off work due to back or neck pain in...
CPD: Minimising exposure to hand-arm vibration
Effective health surveillance and risk assessment and management are key to preventing and mitigating hand-arm vibration. But occupational health also...
Wellbeing and health promotion
Half of office workers’ health ‘impaired’ by their job
More than half (53%) of office workers believe their health is impaired by their workplace, with many not getting enough...
Two-thirds of men put off dealing with health problems until they are ‘severe’
British men continue to be in denial about their health, with nearly two-thirds admitting a problem would have to be...
Back and neck pain causes a third to take a sick day
A third (33%) of employees have taken at least one day off work due to back or neck pain in...
