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    Tool developed for employers to calculate cost of respiratory illness

    by Nic Paton 28 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 28 Apr 2025

    A tool has been developed to help businesses calculate the financial impact of respiratory illnesses within their workforce.
    The interactive...

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    How to help employees quit vaping before new ban comes into effect

    by Janet O'Neill 22 Apr 2025
    by Janet O'Neill 22 Apr 2025

    Workplace habits, including vaping breaks, can make it difficult for employees to overcome nicotine addiction. By using the forthcoming vaping...

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    Working days lost to asthma up 150% since pandemic

    by Nic Paton 4 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 4 Apr 2025

    The number of working days lost to asthma and respiratory illnesses has soared since the pandemic, with a 153% increase...

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    Calls growing for UK national asbestos register

    by Nic Paton 4 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 4 Apr 2025

    Union body the TUC has backed calls to create a national database to map the presence of asbestos in buildings....

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    People with breathing difficulties often making five trips to A&E

    by Nic Paton 24 Mar 2025
    by Nic Paton 24 Mar 2025

    People struggling with breathing difficulties are being forced to make as many as five trips to A&E before bringing their...

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    Half of adults globally set to be obese or overweight by 2050, warns shocking new study

    by Nic Paton 3 Mar 2025
    by Nic Paton 3 Mar 2025

    More than half of adults globally and a third of children and adolescents will be overweight or experiencing obesity by...

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    Brake pad dust more toxic than diesel exhaust emissions – research

    by Nic Paton 14 Feb 2025
    by Nic Paton 14 Feb 2025

    The microscopic particles emitted from certain types of commonly fitted brake pads can be more toxic than those found in...

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    Employees able to get weight loss jabs through work for first time

    by Nic Paton 14 Feb 2025
    by Nic Paton 14 Feb 2025

    Employees are set to be able to get access to weight loss jabs through their workplace health, under a plan...

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    Cases of tuberculosis in England continue to rise – UKHSA

    by Nic Paton 10 Feb 2025
    by Nic Paton 10 Feb 2025

    Cases of tuberculosis (TB) in England increased by 13% last year, compared to 2023, the latest figures from the UK...

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    Call to extend NHS flu jabs to over-50s as winter surge continues

    by Nic Paton 27 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 27 Jan 2025

    With hospitals and workplaces struggling to cope with this winter’s surge in flu and respiratory viruses, a charity has called...

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    Winter flu surge an ‘unprecedented’ challenge for employers

    by Nic Paton 20 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 20 Jan 2025

    The surge we’ve seen in cases of flu this winter poses an “unprecedented” workplace and public health challenge, an occupational...

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    BMI too simplistic as a measure for obesity, report argues

    by Nic Paton 16 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 16 Jan 2025

    How we define obesity needs to become more nuanced, a report has argued, with body mass index (BMI) as a...

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    HSE updates guidance on silicosis risk from installing stone worktops

    by Nic Paton 10 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 10 Jan 2025

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued guidance for workers installing stone worktops on how to mitigate risk around...

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    Respiratory infections cost employers £44bn a year – report

    by Nic Paton 10 Jan 2025
    by Nic Paton 10 Jan 2025

    With NHS trusts struggling to cope as cases of winter flu soar, a study has warned that respiratory infections cost...

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    Flu hospitalisations surge, as NHS warns over festive gatherings

    by Nic Paton 20 Dec 2024
    by Nic Paton 20 Dec 2024

    Cases of flu serious enough to lead to hospitalisation are surging and are only likely to get worse as people...

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