Life-long learning and continuing professional development (CPD) are the processes by which professionals, such as nurses, develop and improve their...
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An ageing workforce and higher rates of chronic disease will pose a serious threat to the productivity of British businesses...
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How well a worker is managed and even the size of their team can affect whether they are likely to...
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Contact with a wide range of chemicals and other hazardous substances at work is endangering the health of workers, a...
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The NHS has rejected claims it is a “dinosaur” following a report criticising the service’s sickness absence rates.Fit for Recovery,...
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A shortlist of pilot sites for national director for health and work Dame Carol Black’s Fit for Work service is...
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Occupational health services should be a statutory duty upon employers, in part to encourage them to do more to prevent...
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The cream of the crop were rewarded for their achievements at the Occupational Health Awards 2008. The glittering ceremony was held at the Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel on 9 December. But who won?
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Employers should provide occupational health services by law to prevent and reduce repetitive strain injury (RSI), which costs the economy...
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Richard Preece says OH needs to tackle occupational infection.
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Award: Risk Management and Ill-Health Prevention:
Darlington Borough Council
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Anita Churchouse's case study looks at the impact of chronic heel pain on work performance, and what can be done to manage it.
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In the first of a series of articles on the various practitioners who work alongside OH advisers,Claire Doherty looks at the role of occupational physiotherapists.
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Stuart Craig’s observation that ‘fit notes’ on their own are unlikely to significantly change the way GPs manage people on...
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UK employees take about two days less sick leave per year than their European counterparts, according a major study of...