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    CPD: Supporting a young woman living with mental ill health

    by Personnel Today 1 Mar 2019
    by Personnel Today 1 Mar 2019

    It can be challenging for an employer to know how best to support an employee living with a mental health...

    • Respiratory
    • Wellbeing and health promotion
    • Occupational Health

    Animal magic – the attraction of ‘canine colleagues’ in the workplace

    by Personnel Today 1 Mar 2019
    by Personnel Today 1 Mar 2019

    Three years ago, food manufacturer Nestlé UK adopted a pets-at-work strategy. Allowing dogs to come to work with their owners...

    • Cancer
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    • Disability

    The ‘ticking time-bomb’ of chronic illness

    by Personnel Today 1 Mar 2019
    by Personnel Today 1 Mar 2019

    Many employers and workplaces are simply not set up to accommodate the realities of employees having progressive, chronic, terminal or...

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    Occupational health research round-up: March 2019

    by Sarah Silcox 1 Mar 2019
    by Sarah Silcox 1 Mar 2019

    This month's research includes studies on workplace positivity schemes and the quality of Employee Assistance Programmes.

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    • Health surveillance
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    CPD: Minimising exposure to hand-arm vibration

    by Personnel Today 1 Feb 2019
    by Personnel Today 1 Feb 2019

    Effective health surveillance and risk assessment and management are key to preventing and mitigating hand-arm vibration. But occupational health also...

    • Stress
    • Mental health conditions
    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Working days lost to stress increase by nearly a quarter

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Oct 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Oct 2018

    The number of working days lost to stress rose by almost a quarter last year, suggesting that employers need to...

    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health
    • Physical environment

    Workers spend 67 days a year sitting at their desks

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Oct 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Oct 2018

    Eight in 10 (81%) office workers spend between four and nine hours a day sitting at their desks – equating...

    • Health surveillance
    • Mental health conditions
    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Toolkit launched to help health professionals promote physical activity

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Oct 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Oct 2018

    A toolkit that will help health professionals advise patients on how physical activity can help manage their conditions and aid...

    • Disability
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Fifth of arthritis sufferers quit work because of unsupportive employers, warns charity

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Oct 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Oct 2018

    More than a third of people with arthritis or related conditions are out of work, with a fifth being forced...

    • Research
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    Study highlights health and work benefits of sit-stand desks

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Oct 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Oct 2018

    Office workers who are equipped with a sit-stand desk are more productive, healthier and happier than those who are not,...

    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health
    • Working from home

    More than a third of homeworkers suffer back pain

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Oct 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Oct 2018

    More than a third (37%) of homeworkers have experienced new back pain since they began working remotely, with many receiving...

    • Depression
    • Research
    • Disability

    Study finds link between arthritis and depression in older people

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Oct 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Oct 2018

    Arthritis is more prevalent in older people with depression, a US study has found, highlighting the importance of screening for...

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    • Disability
    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    Understanding the mindset behind sedentary lifestyles

    by Personnel Today 7 Sep 2018
    by Personnel Today 7 Sep 2018

    Most of us understand all too well we need to be less sedentary. But just being told you need to...

    • Research
    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health

    Managing lower back pain disorders

    by Personnel Today 7 Sep 2018
    by Personnel Today 7 Sep 2018

    Low back disorders account for more than a third of all work-related musculoskeletal disorders, and occupational health can play an...

    • Research
    • Health surveillance
    • Stroke

    Heart attacks and strokes among people with diabetes set to increase 29% by 2035

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Aug 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Aug 2018

    Bold action to tackle obesity and inactivity needs to be taken, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has warned, as research...

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