One in five women and one in eight men screened positive for a possible eating disorder in 2019, recently published...
Blood pressure
-
-
In the final article of her three-part series, Catherine D’Arcy-Jones examines some tools and resources OH practitioners can use to...
-
‘I am struggling’ – how workload, hours and stress were overwhelming OH even before coronavirus
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonOccupational health practitioners were stressed, overworked and exhausted even before the coronavirus pandemic, a SOM survey has concluded. Nic Paton...
-
The risks faced by healthcare workers treating patients with viruses that can be transmitted through the air have been highlighted...
-
Experts in occupational medicine have developed a risk assessment tool to evaluate an individual’s vulnerability to Covid-19, based on their...
-
OH&W Awards – ‘We are very focused on ensuring mental health is not swept under the carpet’
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonBy taking a holistic approach to wellbeing, one combining healthy eating, physical activity, mental wellbeing, changing habits and leadership, the...
-
Smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be urged to stop smoking immediately or risk complications if they contract...
-
Work and time pressures leave occupational health professionals ‘exhausted’ and ‘undervalued’
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonOccupational health professionals are being left stressed and exhausted by the intense time and workload pressures put on them by...
-
Office workers who regularly spend long hours at their desks are more likely to have “hidden” high blood pressure, a...
-
The number of people dying of heart and circulatory diseases before the age of 75 has risen for the first...
-
Wellness programmes do little to improve overall health or reduce costs, but could help employees become more active or lose...
-
Poor sleep and job stressors
Employees reporting high numbers of job stressors, and who say they need longer to unwind... -
The average UK commuter adds almost 800 calories to their diet every week as a result of their journey to...
-
An occupational health nurse has been given a three-year caution order by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and has...
-
White collar workers performing to tight deadlines and with poor support are susceptible to hypertension