Dementia and cancer have been included among 32 new indicators proposed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence...
Conditions
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Helping to support people with long-term conditions and get them back into the workforce is an important part of providing...
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Alison Hammond and Anne Harriss discuss what to do when dealing with one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders in...
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It’s time for employers to view private medical insurance as a key part of their occupational health spend, argues Nic...
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With back pain cited as the reason for 48% of long-term absences by manual workers, Anne Harriss and Mary Smolen...
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Hundreds of thousands of workers are forced to leave work or take early retirement because of a lack of support...
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Therapy is only one of many interventions that can help people with mental health problems return to the workplace. But...
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Occupational solvents and child developmentMany women who work during pregnancy are exposed to solvents at work, and a recent study...
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A recent gathering in Wales brought together GPs and occupational health teams to discuss the impact of fitness-for-work statements on...
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OH challenges The Partnership for European Research in Occupational Safety and Health (PEROSH), a group of European research institutes, has published...
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Sitting in a chair for long periods of time can be damaging to your body. Exercise physiologist Alex Sheldon explains...
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Health interventions are essential to minimise the risks to employees in the workplace. Siân Edwards outlines the importance of manual...
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Occupational health specialists Pippa Stanford and Anne Harriss outline a case study that considers the impact of a lumbar disc...
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High attrition found in psychotherapy patientsOnly 10% of people with anxiety or depression received psychological treatments for their problems in...
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The care that occupational health professionals offer to NHS staff suffering from back problems has improved since 2008, but gaps...