Mental health conditions

The propotion of workers taking time off because of poor mental health has fallen to 28% from 36% last year,...

SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine, has collaborated with the Louise Tebboth Foundation to launch a report on providing care...

The government and the NHS must ‘prepare now’ to meet increased need for mental health support – for as many...

People suffering so-called ‘long Covid’ symptoms months after contracting the virus are to be offered specialist help at NHS clinics...

Employers need to take more responsibility for the ‘psychological contract’ they have with their employees, especially in occupations affected by...

With the threat of a second national lockdown looming and numerous local restrictions being introduced, employers are being urged to...

Although the health secretary did not give mental health the prominance it deserves in his announcement about the new National...

Occupational health practitioners will be facing a multifaceted array of coronavirus-related return-to-work challenges as we head through the autumn, a...

A recent SOM/Royal College of Nursing webinar offered occupational health practitioners valuable advice on how to manage Covid-19 outbreaks as...

Employers need to recognise the risks of loneliness and isolation in our newly socially and physically distanced workplaces as well...

Employers must put a greater emphasis on meeting individual needs when planning an employees’ return to work following mental illness....

Because of closer relationships with their employees, small firms are in an ideal position to spot if and when somebody...

More than half (56%) of employees haven’t received any mental health support or training from their employer since Covid-19 hit,...

Throughout September we are celebrating best practice within OH by publishing profiles of the shortlisted entries for this year’s Occupational...

More than a third (36%) of small business owners say keeping their staff safe during the pandemic is a concern,...