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Musculoskeletal disorders

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    Home workers take less time off sick but can also be less healthy – study

    by Nic Paton 19 Feb 2024
    by Nic Paton 19 Feb 2024

    People who work from home take less time off sick, tend to work longer hours and even work evenings and...

    • OH service delivery
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Access to occupational health key to managing arthritis at work – report

    by Nic Paton 2 Feb 2024
    by Nic Paton 2 Feb 2024

    Employees managing arthritis at work too often feel they fly under the radar when it comes to workplace health support...

    • Ergonomics
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    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Workers with back pain to consider quitting over support

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Feb 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Feb 2024

    Three in 10 workers with back pain are thinking of quitting their jobs because of a lack of support from their employer.

    • Ergonomics
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health

    Three-quarters of bus drivers say work caused MSK problem

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Jan 2024

    Seventy-eight per cent of bus drivers say their occupation has caused musculoskeletal (MSK) problems, according to a union survey.

    • Mental health conditions
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    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Hitting the gym as much about mental as physical health – poll

    by Nic Paton 8 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 8 Jan 2024

    January is traditionally the time of the year when many Britons head to the gym, and more than three-quarters (78%)...

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    • Respiratory

    CPD activities: Understanding occupational hygiene

    by Anne Harriss 4 Jan 2024
    by Anne Harriss 4 Jan 2024

    These activities will expand your understanding of the principles of occupational hygiene

    • Fit for Work
    • Mental health conditions
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Government rehab pilots set to tackle long-term sick leave

    by Nic Paton 2 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 2 Jan 2024

    The government has said it intends to pilot a new rehabilitation service, including the use of occupational health professionals, to...

    • Health surveillance
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health

    Consider Covid-19 history when screening for HAVS

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Dec 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Dec 2023

    OH professionals should ask employees about Covid-19 infections and immunisations when conducting surveillance for hand-arm vibration syndrome.

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    Work-related stress absence still above pre-pandemic levels – HSE

    by Nic Paton 24 Nov 2023
    by Nic Paton 24 Nov 2023

    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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    Millions struggling with ‘work-limiting’ health conditions

    by Nic Paton 20 Nov 2023
    by Nic Paton 20 Nov 2023

    As many as 3.7 million people are struggling with a ‘work-limiting’ health condition that restricts the type or amount of...

    • Ergonomics
    • Disability
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Five ways to support employees with chronic pain

    by Glenn Mason 15 Nov 2023
    by Glenn Mason 15 Nov 2023

    Here are five ways that an employer can support an employee with persistent or chronic pain.

    • Fit for Work
    • Ergonomics
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    CPD: Ergonomics in relation to health and safety

    by Dr Aseni Wickramatillake 6 Oct 2023
    by Dr Aseni Wickramatillake 6 Oct 2023

    Good ergonomics at work can reduce fatalities, absenteeism, and presenteeism, and improve productivity, writes Dr Aseni Wickramatillake.

    • Ergonomics
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health

    CPD activities: Ergonomics in relation to health and safety

    by Anne Harriss 6 Oct 2023
    by Anne Harriss 6 Oct 2023

    These CPD activities are designed to complement our article on ergonomics in relation to health and safety.

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    Nine million to be living with major health conditions by 2040

    by Nic Paton 25 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 25 Jul 2023

    As many as 9.1 million people in England are projected to be living with major health conditions such as diabetes,...

    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health

    One in three employees keeping musculoskeletal condition quiet

    by Nic Paton 26 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 26 Jun 2023

    As many as one in 10 employees has a musculoskeletal condition, of which one in three is simply struggling through...

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