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    Quarter of people with COPD wait five years for diagnosis

    by Nic Paton 12 Dec 2022
    by Nic Paton 12 Dec 2022

    Nearly one in four people with the lung condition Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is waiting a staggering five years...

    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Stress

    Big freeze heightening cost of living health concerns

    by Nic Paton 9 Dec 2022
    by Nic Paton 9 Dec 2022

    Even before the current freezing weather, more than four out of 10 people felt the cost-of-living crisis was affecting their...

    • Mental health conditions
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health

    Six employee wellbeing trends for 2023

    by Marc Holl 7 Dec 2022
    by Marc Holl 7 Dec 2022

    As 2023 approaches, employers will be considering the common health and wellbeing issues facing employees and how their organisation can...

    • Cancer
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
    • Occupational Health

    Warning of deprivation-based cancer ‘postcode lottery’ in Scotland

    by Nic Paton 5 Dec 2022
    by Nic Paton 5 Dec 2022

    People living in more deprived areas in Scotland are more likely to get cancer and die from the disease than those in less deprived areas, a new report says.

    • Alcohol and drug misuse
    • Cancer
    • Conditions

    ‘Taskforce’ model to tackle cancer, obesity, mental health and addiction

    by Nic Paton 5 Dec 2022
    by Nic Paton 5 Dec 2022

    The government intends to apply the lessons from the fast-track development of the Covid-19 vaccines to tackling some of the UK’s other pressing health challenges.

    • Health and safety
    • Health & Safety Executive
    • OH service delivery

    Welsh health board fined for HAVS after ignoring its OH team

    by Nic Paton 2 Dec 2022
    by Nic Paton 2 Dec 2022

    A Welsh health board has been fined after it ignored pleas from its occupational health department to risk-assess employees for hand-arm vibration syndrome.

    • Conditions
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    Five ways employers can reduce diabetes-related absence

    by Ian Wharton 18 Nov 2022
    by Ian Wharton 18 Nov 2022

    With diabetes likely to become more prevalent in future, organisations must ensure employees are able to manage the condition effectively...

    • Ergonomics
    • Disability
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Back and neck conditions rise as long-term sickness rate increases

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2022

    Half a million more people are out of work because of long-term sickness, including a rise in people with back and neck conditions.

    • Fit for Work
    • Conditions
    • Cardiac

    New scanning technique honing in on long Covid ‘microclots’

    by Nic Paton 11 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 11 Nov 2022

    New X-ray technology can identify the damage that severe Covid-19 can inflict on the lungs, including the 'microclots' often associated with long Covid.

    • E-cigarettes
    • Blood pressure
    • Cardiac

    Vaping can affect heart rate and blood pressure

    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022

    People who vape can experience “worrisome” changes in their blood pressure and heart rate immediately afterwards, research from the US...

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

    Chronic pain in forties can lead to joblessness a decade later

    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022

    More than two-fifths of Britons in their forties suffer from chronic pain, research has suggested.

    • Disability
    • Diabetes
    • Health surveillance

    Lockdowns blamed for rising diabetes in under-40s

    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Nov 2022

    The number of people aged under 40 with type 2 diabetes has jumped by almost a quarter, with the effects...

    • Research
    • Respiratory
    • Commuting

    London Underground air pollution could be harming health

    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Oct 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Oct 2022

    London Underground air pollution exceeds limits set by the World Heealth Organization and more research is needed into health impacts.

    • Ergonomics
    • Disability
    • OH service delivery

    Toolkit to help young people with musculoskeletal disorders into work

    by Nic Paton 25 Oct 2022
    by Nic Paton 25 Oct 2022

    SOM has published a toolkit for universities and further education institutions to help young people dealing with musculoskeletal disorders into work.

    • Cancer
    • Reproductive health
    • Occupational Health

    Women having to push for ovarian cancer diagnosis

    by Nic Paton 19 Oct 2022
    by Nic Paton 19 Oct 2022

    More than a quarter of women make three or more visits to their GP before being referred for tests for an ovarian cancer diagnosis.

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