Musculoskeletal disorders
OH the key to helping employers understand, and support, less well-known conditions
Less common, or less well-known or understood, health conditions such as auto-immune diseases, ME, epilepsy and MS can often go...
Four in 10 NHS staff unwell with work-related stress
The proportion of NHS staff feeling unwell as a result of work-related stress continued to rise last year, particularly in...
Home working linked to rise in musculoskeletal disorders
More than a third (37.7%) of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) cases were connected to work in 2020, compared with just 1.4%...
Why Covid-19 is an opportunity to rethink wellbeing within construction
The construction sector faced major workplace health, safety and wellbeing challenges even before the logistical and financial problems generated by...
Back, neck and shoulder pain behind high proportion of digital physio sessions
Almost half (49%) of online physiotherapy sessions booked since the summer through an app operated by employee benefits provider Unum...
Insurer recommends ‘fake commute’ to boost home workers’ health
Employees have been encouraged to adopt a ‘fake commute’ while working from home, with research finding almost three in five...
‘Long Covid’ can cause breathlessness, organ abnormalities and fatigue for months
An Oxford University study looking at the longer-term impact of Covid-19, so-called “long Covid”, has concluded that a large proportion...
Mental ill health accounted for more than half of sickness absence in last year
A total of 38.8 million working days were lost because of work-related illness and workplace injury in 2019/20, with more...
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...
Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards 2020 shortlist: Best musculoskeletal initiative
During September, we are recognising excellence in the delivery of occupational health by profiling the shortlisted entries for all six...
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...
OH&W Awards – ‘It is about educating staff to take responsibility themselves’
Great collaborative working and a proactive biopsychosocial focus has been key to the success of the occupational health team at...
Covid-19’s ‘long tail’ for recovery may challenge occupational health
While many make a relatively swift recovery from Covid-19, for others, especially those who have been hospitalised, it is increasingly...
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