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    Making group income protection work harder for employee health and wellbeing

    by Paul Avis 7 Feb 2020
    by Paul Avis 7 Feb 2020

    Group income protection (GIP) insurance can provide employees with peace of mind that their income will be covered in the...

    • Health surveillance
    • Respiratory
    • Sickness absence management

    One in nine asthma-sufferers worry it will cost them their job

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Feb 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Feb 2020

    One in nine people with asthma have lost their job, or worry they will lose their job, because of their...

    • Ergonomics
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Sickness absence management

    Two-thirds of MSD-sufferers say work is a contributing factor

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Jan 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Jan 2020

    More than two-thirds (68%) of people with musculoskeletal issues say their job has been a contributing factor to their condition....

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    CPD: And breathe – managing employees with work-exacerbated asthma

    by Personnel Today 3 Jan 2020
    by Personnel Today 3 Jan 2020

    In the UK some three-and-a-half million adults of working age suffer from asthma. Through analysis of the intervention to support...

    • Research
    • Cardiac
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Good quality sleep could lower heart disease risk

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Dec 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Dec 2019

    Healthy sleeping habits may lower the risk of heart disease, research has indicated.
    A study conducted by Tulane University in...

    • Blood pressure
    • Research
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Working long hours increases risk of “hidden” high blood pressure

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Dec 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Dec 2019

    Office workers who regularly spend long hours at their desks are more likely to have “hidden” high blood pressure, a...

    • Research
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health

    OH professionals urged to bid for construction health research funding

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Dec 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Dec 2019

    Occupational health practitioners, accredited research organisations and charities are being given the chance to bid for funding to carry out...

    • Absence
    • Mental health conditions
    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Sickness absence increases to 4.4 days per worker

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Nov 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Nov 2019

    Employees lost an average of 4.4 working days in 2018 because of sickness or injury, according to the latest official...

    • Fit for Work
    • Mental health conditions
    • Health surveillance

    Stage struck – occupational health in the performing arts

    by Ann Caluori 1 Nov 2019
    by Ann Caluori 1 Nov 2019

    Often called “the original gig economy” because of its casual, self-employed and flexible working practices, the performing arts are an...

    • Ergonomics
    • Research
    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    GPs trial standing desks to encourage physical activity

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Oct 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Oct 2019

    Academics are investigating whether the introduction of “standing consultations” at GPs’ surgeries could improve the health of both GPs and...

    • Personnel Today
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    CPD: Helping hand – managing work-related hand-arm vibration syndrome

    by Personnel Today 6 Sep 2019
    by Personnel Today 6 Sep 2019

    It is estimated more than two million workers in the UK are exposed to high levels of vibration as a...

    • Fit for Work
    • Cardiac
    • Sickness absence management

    Only half recognise heart condition warning signs

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Aug 2019

    Workers could be “sleepwalking into an epidemic of cardiovascular disease” if they do not improve their knowledge of heart disease...

    • Research
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Sickness absence

    Waste collection absence rates fall when wheeled bins are used

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Aug 2019

    Sickness absence rates among waste collection staff could decline if local authorities changed the style of bins they provided households,...

    • Fit for Work
    • Mental health conditions
    • OH service delivery

    Understanding of occupational health low among HR teams

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Aug 2019

    Occupational health practitioners and providers have been urged to educate their HR colleagues and employers about their role and the...

    • Fit for Work
    • Cardiac
    • Mental health conditions

    Half with heart and circulatory conditions feel depressed or anxious

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Jul 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Jul 2019

    More than half of people with a heart and circulatory condition have felt depressed or anxious as treatment-related worries, perceived...

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