Conditions

Selections from editorials and abstracts in academic journals relevant to occupational health, sickness absence management and health promotion.

Cancers and mental ill health dominant causes of Civil Service absence
The total cost of the 4.12 million days’ absence...

Following last year’s hugely successful launch of the first major independent awards for achievement in workplace health, we are calling...

The two health issues we face most frequently at work are common mental health problems and musculoskeletal disorders. Occupational health...

A toolkit aimed at arming non-medical practitioners with the knowledge and resources to tackle occupational health issues has been extended....

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new tool to help construction firms better tackle occupational health issues.
The Construction...

How can the NHS significantly reduce its sickness absence rates and get its people back to work? Nic Paton investigates.

Employers with good workplace safety records could pay less tax and win more government contracts under new EU plans.
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As president of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Professor David Coggon is pivotal in shaping the future of OH services. Interview by Noel O'Reilly.

Does introducing a healthy lifestyle programme into the workplace really have any effect? A Dublin-based OH service put a pilot programme to the test to evaluate its effectiveness. Mary Devaney and Dr Peter Noone report.

Category judge: Judith Howard-Rees RGN OHNC Cert Management MIOSH, director, Gipping Occupational Health, OH specialist
Judith Howard-Rees is an OH...

When an SME turned to the NHS to help it overcome the delay in renewing drivers’ licences, health promotion was...

Snow sports head injuries
 
Serious head injuries among alpine skiers and snowboarders have risen over the past 15 years,...

Category judge: Christina Butterworth, health risk manager, BG Group HSSE
Christina Butterworth has worked in OH for 18 years. Her...

Occupational health standards have been published for the construction industry, giving employers benchmarks against which to measure their activities for...