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During September, we are recognising excellence in the delivery of occupational health by profiling the shortlisted entries for all six...

Poor home working set-ups could be causing thousands of workers discomfort, with four in five who began working remotely in...

The estimated 35,000 people who survived a stroke during the pandemic are in need of more support, with many missing...

Great collaborative working and a proactive biopsychosocial focus has been key to the success of the occupational health team at...

Occupational health practitioners were stressed, overworked and exhausted even before the coronavirus pandemic, a SOM survey has concluded. Nic Paton...

While many make a relatively swift recovery from Covid-19, for others, especially those who have been hospitalised, it is increasingly...

Once again, the quality and calibre of entries for this year’s Occupational Health & Wellbeing Awards has been both inspiring...

The risks faced by healthcare workers treating patients with viruses that can be transmitted through the air have been highlighted...

A study that aims to keep coronary heart disease patients engaged in cardiac rehabilitation for longer, and therefore improve health...

Screening women in their forties for breast cancer could save hundreds of lives each year and would not lead to...

Workers with lung conditions are so worried about returning to their workplace some will risk being fired if they are...

Experts in occupational medicine have developed a risk assessment tool to evaluate an individual’s vulnerability to Covid-19, based on their...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has warned that a range of commonly used painkillers for chronic...

A prolapsed lumbar disc can cause intense pain, numbness and tingling through the hips, buttocks, legs and feet, affecting mobility...

As work slowly returns to something resembling normality post-pandemic, occupational health will have an important role to play in encouraging...