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    HSBC pays out £900k for asbestos exposure

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jan 2024

    A former HSBC employee who developed an asbestos-linked cancer after being exposed in the 1970s and 1980s has received a £900,000 payout.

    • 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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    Employees with cancer unhappy with return-to-work support

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

    Just four out of 10 UK employees (43%) who have, or have had, cancer have been satisfied with the return-to-work...

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    Access to digital rehab valuable for COPD patients

    by Nic Paton 5 Jan 2024
    by Nic Paton 5 Jan 2024

    People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could benefit from access to two NHS digital rehabilitation services.
    The National Institute...

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    Labour urged to pledge health support for firefighters

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jan 2024

    Labour leader Keir Starmer has been urged to pledge support for firefghters who have developed cancer or other health issues.

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    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

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    Vitamin D deficiency among risk factors for young-onset dementia

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

    Vitamin D deficiency, depression and diabetes can all increase the risk of young-onset dementia, research has found.
    The study, published...

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    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...

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    New mothers and over-50s targeted for new NHS health screening

    by Nic Paton 22 Dec 2023
    by Nic Paton 22 Dec 2023

    The NHS is rolling out two community-based health screening initiatives in England, targeting new mothers and the over-50s respectively.
    NHS...

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    Stroke carers need support for anxiety, depression and PTSD – study

    by Nic Paton 21 Dec 2023
    by Nic Paton 21 Dec 2023

    Nearly a third of carers supporting those who have suffered a severe stroke experience high levels of anxiety, depression or...

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    HSE to encourage health surveillance among manufacturers

    by Nic Paton 18 Dec 2023
    by Nic Paton 18 Dec 2023

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is encouraging manufacturers to have, or put in place, effective health surveillance to reduce...

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    Australia to ban engineered stone over silicosis fears

    by Nic Paton 15 Dec 2023
    by Nic Paton 15 Dec 2023

    Australia will next year ban engineered-stone worktops and kitchen counters nationally because of the health risks they pose to installers,...

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    Devolved nations urged to implement targeted lung cancer screening

    by Nic Paton 11 Dec 2023
    by Nic Paton 11 Dec 2023

    Thousands of lives could be saved from lung cancer if targeted screening programmes for the disease were introduced in Scotland,...

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    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.

    • Cancer
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    Warning of half million new cancer cases a year by 2040 without government action

    by Nic Paton 1 Dec 2023
    by Nic Paton 1 Dec 2023

    There could be as many as half a million new cancer cases in the UK each year by 2040 unless...

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