Research
Healthcare staff need more information to treat ‘long Covid’
Research from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has argued that people suffering from ‘long Covid’ – or often...
Occupational health ‘too expensive’ and complicated, complain employers
Employers do not use occupational health because it is too expensive and too complicated, because they have had their fingers...
Guidance on providing support following a suicide in primary care
SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, has collaborated with the Louise Tebboth Foundation to launch a report on providing care...
Clinical governance
Governments told to prioritise tackling rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions
Governments across Europe are being urged to create a comprehensive strategy to tackle rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, which currently affect...
Guidance on providing support following a suicide in primary care
SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, has collaborated with the Louise Tebboth Foundation to launch a report on providing care...
Mouth lesions and skin rashes could be another sign of Covid-19
Oral lesions and skin rashes could be another potential symptom of Covid-19 for clinicians and healthcare professionals to look out...
Continuing professional development
Healthcare staff need more information to treat ‘long Covid’
Research from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has argued that people suffering from ‘long Covid’ – or often...
Guidance on providing support following a suicide in primary care
SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, has collaborated with the Louise Tebboth Foundation to launch a report on providing care...
Occupational Health & Wellbeing research round-up: October 2020
Work environment risk factors for MSDs
Ergonomic improvements and stress reduction interventions are likely to cut the prevalence of sickness...
Disability
Governments told to prioritise tackling rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions
Governments across Europe are being urged to create a comprehensive strategy to tackle rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, which currently affect...
Mind the disability gap: why small business must not be a no-go area for occupational health
Small businesses are often thought of as something of a no-go area for occupational health provision and support – not...
Thousands of stroke survivors missing out on rehabilitation
The estimated 35,000 people who survived a stroke during the pandemic are in need of more support, with many missing...
Health surveillance
Healthcare staff need more information to treat ‘long Covid’
Research from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has argued that people suffering from ‘long Covid’ – or often...
Governments told to prioritise tackling rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions
Governments across Europe are being urged to create a comprehensive strategy to tackle rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, which currently affect...
Fewer staff taking time off for mental health, poll finds
The propotion of workers taking time off because of poor mental health has fallen to 28% from 36% last year,...
Mental health and stress
Fewer staff taking time off for mental health, poll finds
The propotion of workers taking time off because of poor mental health has fallen to 28% from 36% last year,...
Guidance on providing support following a suicide in primary care
SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, has collaborated with the Louise Tebboth Foundation to launch a report on providing care...
Warning that a fifth of adults might need mental health support post pandemic
The government and the NHS must ‘prepare now’ to meet increased need for mental health support – for as many...
Musculoskeletal disorders
Governments told to prioritise tackling rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions
Governments across Europe are being urged to create a comprehensive strategy to tackle rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, which currently affect...
NHS pledges ‘long Covid’ sufferers access to specialist support and rehabilitation
People suffering so-called ‘long Covid’ symptoms months after contracting the virus are to be offered specialist help at NHS clinics...
Musculoskeletal care and occupational health: only for more ‘enlightened’ employers?
The good news is musculoskeletal care for working-age people is widely considered a priority area by clinical commissioning groups, a...
OH employment law
Putting workplace drug and alcohol testing in the spotlight
How effective is random drug and alcohol testing, especially outside the safety-critical environment? And with cannabis oils now complicating the...
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...
OH service delivery
Healthcare staff need more information to treat ‘long Covid’
Research from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has argued that people suffering from ‘long Covid’ – or often...
Governments told to prioritise tackling rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions
Governments across Europe are being urged to create a comprehensive strategy to tackle rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, which currently affect...
Occupational health ‘too expensive’ and complicated, complain employers
Employers do not use occupational health because it is too expensive and too complicated, because they have had their fingers...
Return to work and rehabilitation
Maintaining confidence in your workplace cleaning during coronavirus
Effective cleaning and decontamination are at the heart of keeping workplaces ‘Covid secure’ as well as, critically, in ensuring employees...
Healthcare staff need more information to treat ‘long Covid’
Research from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has argued that people suffering from ‘long Covid’ – or often...
Governments told to prioritise tackling rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions
Governments across Europe are being urged to create a comprehensive strategy to tackle rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, which currently affect...
Sickness and absence management
Healthcare staff need more information to treat ‘long Covid’
Research from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has argued that people suffering from ‘long Covid’ – or often...
Governments told to prioritise tackling rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions
Governments across Europe are being urged to create a comprehensive strategy to tackle rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions, which currently affect...
Fewer staff taking time off for mental health, poll finds
The propotion of workers taking time off because of poor mental health has fallen to 28% from 36% last year,...
Wellbeing and health promotion
Organisations invited to take part in presenteeism study
Notttingham Trent University has launched a study that seeks to understand ‘presenteeism’ and why people continue to work while unwell....
Fewer eye tests during pandemic means staff risk serious eye problems
Missed eye tests during the lockdown and reduced optometrist capacity could mean serious eye conditions including glaucoma and macular generation...
Working from home: four in five develop musculoskeletal pain
Poor home working set-ups could be causing thousands of workers discomfort, with four in five who began working remotely in...
