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    Progress on eliminating tuberculosis in England has ‘stalled’

    by Nic Paton 27 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 27 Mar 2023

    Tuberculosis (TB) rates in England remain highest in areas of deprivation and among certain vulnerable groups living in large urban...

    • Ergonomics
    • Research
    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Study: tool encourages workers to self-manage back pain

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Mar 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Mar 2023

    A study into a tool that encourages workers to self-manage their back pain has yielded some interesting results.

    • Fit for Work
    • Ergonomics
    • Mental health conditions

    Health and disability white paper expected alongside Budget this week

    by Nic Paton 13 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 13 Mar 2023

    The Budget on Wednesday is expected to be accompanied by a Health and Disability White Paper, which will outline government...

    • Fit for Work
    • Cancer
    • Health and safety

    HSE campaign warns of ongoing asbestos dangers in construction

    by Nic Paton 10 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 10 Mar 2023

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a campaign to remind people working in construction to manage the risks...

    • Cardiac
    • Long Covid
    • Health surveillance

    Long Covid symptoms can lead to higher disease risk

    by Nic Paton 6 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 6 Mar 2023

    People with symptoms of long Covid are at higher risk of cardiac and lung disease, asthma, blood clots and stroke,...

    • Fit for Work
    • Diabetes
    • Obesity

    Half of world could be overweight by 2035

    by Nic Paton 3 Mar 2023
    by Nic Paton 3 Mar 2023

    Half the world will be overweight or obese within 12 years if prevention, treatment and support do not improve.
    The...

    • Coronavirus
    • Health and safety
    • Respiratory

    More people worried about workplace air quality since Covid

    by Nic Paton 24 Feb 2023
    by Nic Paton 24 Feb 2023

    The vast majority of workers believe the quality of air they breathe at work has a direct impact on their...

    • Research
    • Cancer
    • Health surveillance

    Occupational cancer study launched among Tyne & Wear firefighters

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Feb 2023

    Firefighters in Tyne & Wear are participating in a study that will determine how many have occupational cancers and other diseases.

    • Cancer
    • Health surveillance
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Campaign to encourage more women to take up NHS breast screening

    by Nic Paton 17 Feb 2023
    by Nic Paton 17 Feb 2023

    NHS England has launched a campaign to urge thousands of women to take up NHS breast screening appointments, as nearly four in 10 did not take up the offer.

    • Cancer
    • Health surveillance
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Fear and ignorance stopping men getting checked for prostate cancer

    by Nic Paton 17 Feb 2023
    by Nic Paton 17 Feb 2023

    Confusion around prostate cancer symptoms could be leading fewer men to get tested, with a fifth (19%) admitting they don’t...

    • OH education and training
    • Clinical governance
    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Physiotherapists body issues warning over PRP injection training courses

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2023

    A body representing physiotherapists has issued a warning about platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection training courses, suggesting that one-day courses are insufficient.

    • Blood pressure
    • Cardiac
    • Health surveillance

    Further expansion of NHS community testing in post-Covid catch-up

    by Nic Paton 13 Feb 2023
    by Nic Paton 13 Feb 2023

    Tens of thousands of people across the country be able to access tests in the community more quickly, the government has said.

    • Ergonomics
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health

    ‘Pandemic posture’ leaving workers struggling with back and hip pain

    by Nic Paton 10 Feb 2023
    by Nic Paton 10 Feb 2023

    Increasingly sedentary working lives in the wake of the pandemic has left eight out of 10 Britons struggling with ‘pandemic posture’, according to a survey.

    • Fit for Work
    • Health surveillance
    • Respiratory

    Chris Whitty calls for workplace air pollution monitoring

    by Nic Paton 10 Feb 2023
    by Nic Paton 10 Feb 2023

    The chief medical officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty, has called for workplaces to be monitored for indoor air pollutants.

    • Respiratory
    • Sickness absence management
    • Occupational Health

    Coughs, cold and flu in NHS surge

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Feb 2023

    Coughs, colds and flu saw a resurgence among the top causes of staff absence in the NHS in 2022, figures show.

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