OH professionals should ask employees about Covid-19 infections and immunisations when conducting surveillance for hand-arm vibration syndrome.
Conditions
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Warning of half million new cancer cases a year by 2040 without government action
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThere could be as many as half a million new cancer cases in the UK each year by 2040 unless...
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What is occupational health provision like in South Africa? An OH nurse based in South Africa explores the key differences with the UK and reflects on an asbestosis case.
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Research has found that not enough is being done to support weight loss and healthy lifestyles among night shift workers.
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Air filtration technologies ineffective at stopping spread of infections – study
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonAir filtration technologies designed to make social or work interactions safer in indoor spaces are not effective, research has suggested....
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How can employers can support employees with prostate cancer and encourage screening for early detection?
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The government has joined forces with the charity Prostate Cancer UK to launch a £42m screening programme to find the...
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Nearly two million workers in Great Britain reported suffering from work-related ill health during 2022-23, with work-related stress absence still...
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As many as 3.7 million people are struggling with a ‘work-limiting’ health condition that restricts the type or amount of...
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The NHS’s Diabetes Prevention Programme could act as a template for other countries in their attempts to tackle the disease,...
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Here are five ways that an employer can support an employee with persistent or chronic pain.
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Communities are being urged to apply for free public defibrillators under a scheme being led by the British Heart Foundation.
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Charities and the NHS are collaborating on a project to gauge whether blood tests can be used to help diagnose...
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The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has said new figures suggesting nearly one in three deaths from non-melanoma...
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Tens of thousands more women at increased risk of breast cancer are to be offered a ‘repurposed’ NHS drug, after...